Sentence examples for surprisingly affectionate from inspiring English sources
"Boy, did I get one," she said to knowing laughs, adding: "A strong man for his age, and surprisingly affectionate".
Typically they play sexuality for laughs; yet here they were surprisingly affectionate in showcasing their gigolos in jackets with high armholes, and tailored longer than the customary kiddie-department length.
It's an affectionate and surprisingly affecting story.
His Nixons are an affectionate couple, surprisingly relaxed (she calls him "pal") and intimate after three decades of marriage.
The French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, never usually one for understatement, gave an affectionate and surprisingly demure account of Ravel's G major Piano Concerto.
Its tone is often sighing and affectionate; on occasion, moreover, it forgoes belly laughs in favour of a surprisingly mov ing exploration of such themes as the Sixties generation's doomed attempts to rekindle youth, and the fact that minor success can often have more painful after-effects than straight failure.
Nor, even more surprisingly, do any of the characters who share the stage with her in the Williamstown Theater Festival's affectionate new production of Lanford Wilson's "Hot l Baltimore".
The result is a shoegazey take on smooth rock that's morose but surprisingly luscious, with fatty bass lines, walls of moody synthesizers and a slick pose that's never less than affectionate.
Add to this a weirdly affectionate subplot about falling for the nostalgia of The Breakfast Club, and Pitch Perfect shapes up as a surprisingly sassy close-harmony comedy which hits all the high (and low) notes.
Affectionate partner to Bob.
She was more affectionate.
