Sentence examples for unexpected invitations from inspiring English sources

Once there, they spent hours at a feast with Kurdish leaders, then stayed up all night working on joint speeches after receiving unexpected invitations to address the Kurdish parliament the next day.

But after a day in Happy Arabia, and a day of unexpected invitations to lunch or relaxed haggling in the souq, there's nothing like the haven of a hotel its expected appeal can be most welcoming.

Like a schoolgirl receiving an unexpected invitation to the prom, I said yes immediately.

Personal highlight An unexpected invitation to watch Wales vs Northern Ireland from behind Chris Coleman's dugout.

Then, in October of 1964, came an unexpected invitation from a scientist in Vienna to visit for a weekend.

In the spring of 2010, immersed in teaching and cases, I received an unexpected invitation from Ukraine.

A few weeks ago, Mr. Ischinger, the German ambassador, received an unexpected invitation to a speech by Mr. Bush in Washington.

It was as things were becoming difficult at the National, however, that an unexpected invitation came from Europe – from the then artistic director of the Schauspiel theatre in Cologne, Karin Beier.

Mr. Quraishi spent 10 days with Hezb-e-Islami insurgents after an unexpected invitation from one of their commanders, and the result is "Behind Taliban Lines," an installment of PBS's "Frontline" (on Tuesday night) that's likely to inspire strong feelings.

This rather unexpected invitation came after I'd received yet another unexpected invitation to join Barbra Streisand for lunch to discuss her heart health center in Los Angeles.

This unexpected invitation helped me to remember, and it filled me with joy.