Sentence examples for something of a surprising from inspiring English sources

It is something of a surprising drought.

Neil is something of a surprising standout on a team that has, so far at least, defied playoff expectations, but it appeared at one point that his season may have come to a premature end.

Which makes his role in a controversial movie like "American Psycho," based on a book by Brett Easton Ellis that was condemned for its violence toward women, something of a surprising turn.

The new production makes this something of a surprising "Cactus Flower" cultural moment; the coming Adam Sandler-Jennifer Aniston movie, "Just Go With It," is loosely based on the Burrows play (itself based on a French comedy) and I.A.L. Diamond screenplay that made Ms. Hawn a star.

His reappearance in the story is something of a surprise, but not as surprising as how he has changed.

It's something that a surprising number of photo sharing app creators don't get right away — if ever.

He also said he was "run off the road" by someone who was texting, something a surprising amount of people can relate to.

When he is lecturing and when he is in company he is a compelling speaker - and something of a joker too, who enjoys surprising you with an irreverent wit.

IN the end, Si fares better with solid Danny than with unhappy Eleanor, which gives "Primrose Hill" something of a boyish tilt all the more surprising, I suppose, considering the author's sex.

Now and then, he was moved to do something of surprising loveliness, such as the golden blur of a nude Ema descending a staircase.

Hardly surprising, then, that Hollande is something of a local hero here.