Sentence examples for surprising guest from inspiring English sources

Along with the Arctic Monkeys, Bjork and the Who, this year's Glastonbury Festival will he showcasing one, perhaps surprising, guest: Brendan Barber, the general secretary of the TUC.

Another surprising guest appearance is the influential jungle act Ragga Twins, AKA London MCs David and Trevor Destouche, who are affiliated with the pioneering dancehall crew Unity Sounds.

The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus sang "Give 'Em Hope" for a revered and in some ways surprising guest who shared a California stage with them last month: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.

Other performers include the junior company and some surprising guest artists, including Bret Schundler, mayor of Jersey City, as Young Elvis Presley and other elected officials playing W. C. Fields, the Blues Brothers and Jim Morrison.

WASHINGTON — A few months ago, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, an independent from Connecticut who is allied with the Democratic majority in the Senate, had a surprising guest at his office: Linda E. McMahon, the former wrestling mogul who is seeking the Republican nomination for Mr. Lieberman's Senate seat, now that he is retiring.

Jason Ritter also picked up a surprising guest acting nomination for his work on NBC's "Parenthood".

One of the most surprising guests was Vladimir Putin's judo partner, Vasily Shestakov, who was introduced to the prime minister.

Kim's husband Kanye West was also in attendance although he initially left a video message for the designer apologising for not being present before surprising guests with a set performed on the balcony.

And though none of the upgrades are plush by any means, the extent of the renovations and redesigns, which focus on minimalist chic, has been surprising guests and style arbiters alike.

Among this year's most surprising guests were Labour deputy leader Tom Watson, who notably distanced himself from the party putsch back in HQ, partying the night away at the silent disco at 3.30am just before getting the first train back to London.

Yet there were other, more surprising guests.