pleasantly surprised
Example Sentences
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But I was pleasantly surprised at the value for prepaid hotel bookings through Amex Travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
We were pleasantly surprised when Mark Roebuck eagerly agreed to share his side of the story.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
"Mixed feelings but also certainly pleasantly surprised and happy there might be consequences," he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
At first, I was pleasantly surprised, if a little bewildered because of who they came from.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
After one typically torturous evening in early 1953, Khrushchev spent a quiet Sunday with his family at his own dacha, pleasantly surprised not to have heard from Stalin all day.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
