Sentence examples for raised eyebrow for from inspiring English sources

Idiom

Raise eyebrows.

If something raises eyebrows, it shocks or surprises people.

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He saved his raised eyebrow for me.

But here, where they have watched the old France with raised eyebrow for the last 1,000 years, most are withholding judgment.

Hence the record company press release, which announces Better Dayz's arrival with a raised eyebrow: "For you nay-sayers out there, and amazingly enough I know there are some, justification for the amount of posthumously released stuff can be found partly in the fact that Tupac... recorded shed-loads of tracks that were never released before his death".

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Within the hotel industry, the event raised eyebrows for another reason: it was unbelievably haphazard.

The $35.1 billion merger of Publicis and Omnicom, creating a new behemoth in the advertising industry, raised eyebrows for many reasons.

And Ms. Kelley and her sister, Ms. Khawam, raised eyebrows for their 2003 appearance on a Food Network reality show, "Food Fight".

Vanderbilt also penned several works of fiction, including Obsession: An Erotic Tale (2009), which raised eyebrows for its racy content.

All that despite having raised eyebrows for signing Mesa, Rheal Cormier and Ricky Bottalico during the off-season.

Vargas sometimes raised eyebrows for her raucous performances and lifestyle; she typically performed in men's trousers and a poncho, sometimes while smoking and toting a gun.

NEW YORK TIMES In Ad Merger, a Boon for Two Smaller Banks  |  The $35.1 billion merger of Publicis and Omnicom, which will create a new behemoth in the advertising world, raised eyebrows for many reasons.

Mr Corbyn raised eyebrows for breaking yet another tradition when he arrived in York wearing a pair of brown leather loafers - ignoring the customary wellies usually chosen by politicians visiting flood-hit areas.

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