Sentence examples for it a surprising from inspiring English sources

The introduction of firearms at once outmoded the lance, yet various factors prevented its being discarded and even brought it a surprising vogue lasting well into modern times.

This is a deeply affecting book, and despite its gritty prose, colourful language and hardboiled trappings, a tender one, its sustained undertow of tenderness and melancholy giving it a surprising delicacy.

"We found it a surprising coincidence that we were both actively involved in the Tibetan Buddhist community," she said.

One critic called it a "surprising snoozer", another called it "bloated by blandness" and a third said it was "impressive but almost entirely soulless".

WASHINGTON — When governments from around the globe passed a treaty in June to protect domestic workers, labor experts called it a surprising breakthrough for millions of exploited women.

Happy and stuffed, I watched the last bit of sun catch the distant top of Whiteface Mountain and turn it a surprising salmon pink.

It's a surprising addition, but it works wonderfully well.

"It's a surprising one, but it also makes perfect sense.

"It is a surprising defeat [to Everton], but it is still early," Wenger said.

It's a surprising contradiction.

It was a surprising discovery.