Sentence examples for surprisingly serene from inspiring English sources

The result is a surprisingly serene and airy structure with colorful, welcoming interiors.

Many here have noted that despite his liabilities and handicaps, the new president looks surprisingly serene and self-confident.

As Mr. Borker left the courtroom, he turned to his wife, and looking surprisingly serene, gave her the "I'll call you" gesture with one hand.

Perhaps our best meal was near the end of our trip, at Gero Caffè, an Italian restaurant in a surprisingly serene setting in the middle of the Iguatemi shopping center in the Faria Lima business district.

Working with a seasoned ensemble that included other Vietnam veterans, Mr. Bang produced a surprisingly serene work, in which delicate Asian-inflected melodies served as a basis for blues, straight-head swing and funk.

A chicken broth with basil, onions and a poached egg is thick and full with chicken flavor, and comforting on a rainy day, when the Boathouse is a surprisingly serene place, even sitting outside under the awning warmed by small overhead heaters (in the winter, Park View plans to serve dinner inside).

Besides views of the buildings, the exhibit also features interior scenes including the dental school's clinic in its previous building on East 35th Street; a student's room in Florence Nightingale Hall, the earlier School of Nursing home; and a surprisingly serene-looking emergency room at the old Presbyterian Hospital on East 70th St. and Madison Ave.

Although the apartment has only one window, which is in the living room, it is a surprisingly airy, serene place.

Mostly Mr. Leno seemed serene and surprisingly un-self-conscious.

Mats Gustafson's Stockholm apartment, on the other hand, is a serene and surprisingly warm example of Scandinavian cool.

On the other hand, Maya Lin's proposed island in the Hudson River could be a powerful and serene addition, surprisingly evoking all that the towers were.