Sentence examples for but pleasantly from inspiring English sources

It smelled faintly but pleasantly of dung.

Giorgio was shocked -- but pleasantly.

McHale speaks softly, succinctly and sparingly, plainly but pleasantly.

The jacket felt a bit heavy, but pleasantly so — like a dentist's X-ray apron.

Many of the street people waved, and several approached, eagerly but pleasantly.

The dough is incredibly light, with the thin, crisp crust a touch oily, but pleasantly so.

But she pleasantly surprised herself, finding a capacity to program and even teach some rudimentary classes.

It gets busy in high season but is pleasantly quiet the rest of the year.

Leach is striking; he grabs the screen — but not pleasantly, and he does have a huge neck.

With that in mind, I had low expectations when I headed into the Sauternes tasting, but was pleasantly surprised.

I was ready to read a hatchet job but was pleasantly surprised to find it fair and balanced.