Sentence examples for surprising actions from inspiring English sources
(Chinen) Tim Hagans Quartet (Thursday) Tim Hagans is a firecracker of a trumpeter, drawn to quick and surprising actions.
Those surprising actions: a housewife in a yellow dress freeing the Philippine Islands from decades of tyranny; the hope that comes at the darkest, darkest hour.
Dean, the narrator, is bookish and likeable, yet with no real traits of heroism or flaws to give him more depth – in short, a relatable but not especially memorable character (although his surprising actions at the end redeem him somewhat).
John Bayley, in his perceptive book Pushkin: A Comparative Commentary, has faulted Shklovsky's formalism, arguing that as with Tolstoy's or Shakespeare's characters, we are encouraged by artifice to think of Onegin and Tatiana as real people with real motives and surprising actions - who knew that Onegin would fall in love with Tatiana?
The subject of grief is no stranger to literature, propelling characters into unexpected situations and surprising actions, but what separates Mr. Petterson from others who have written on this theme is his ability to immerse the reader in Arvid's dislocated state of loss and isolation.
In some ancient texts, divine intervention can be read as a metaphor for surprising actions.
When this was raised to two spades, East doubled, a slightly surprising action.
Despite yesterday's surprising action, the economy will not turn around quickly.
Tyler's heroes may not live up to the word, but the women she invents can be vivid, delightful and capable of surprising action.
Speaking for the Gore campaign, Mr. Christopher, who like Mr. Baker is a former secretary of state, called on Mr. Bush to withdraw what he called the "surprising action" and allow a full count of the Florida votes.
The Queen dispatched a performance in keeping with the spy series: moody, almost pouting, with surprising action panache and an showstopping outfit that combined glamour and femininity (pink satin, and plenty of it).
