Below you will find example sentences with "pleasant surprise". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Pleasant Surprise in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: surprise
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 22.9 words

Words in this phrase

pleasant surprise

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • pleasant can mean: Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner. Frequent word
  • surprise can mean: Something unexpected. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

was a pleasant surprise 2× a really pleasant surprise in the 1× also a pleasant surprise beyond the 1× another pleasant surprise this year 1× bears most pleasant surprise 1× been a pleasant surprise as an 1× been a pleasant surprise that layton 1× by a pleasant surprise in the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aho who looked 1× and speaking of 1× another pleasant surprise 1× as i excitedly 1× callum mcgregor was 1× for example it 1×

Common sentence endings:

a pleasant surprise 3× a familiar face 1× an everyday defenseman 1× first date before 1× go bye bye 1× last few weeks 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

deck 2× drink 2× bye 2× received 2× major 2× bacon 2× lot 2× definitely 2× schoof 2× discussion 1× mention 1× thoth 1×

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

pleaded guilty plea deal plea agreement plc nyse plc boosted playstation showcase

Just after it in the phrase index:

please continue please don please help please keep please note please refer

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "pleasant surprise" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 22.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as was a pleasant surprise, a really pleasant surprise in the, deck, drink and bye stand out.

Example types with pleasant surprise

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

It definitely was a pleasant surprise. (6 words)

To my pleasant surprise, inspiration won the day. (8 words)

Who has been the Bears’ most pleasant surprise? (8 words)

Longer example sentences

And speaking of sinking, we must have tried a dozen drink mixes that didn’t work over the years, so it was a pleasant surprise to pour miniature sleeves of energizing cannabis drink mix into some water and watch it go bye-bye. (43 words)

But it’s been a pleasant surprise that Layton and Nikita have only faced the red light of doom once – and given their spot on the judges’ leaderboard (third from bottom), it wasn’t even that much of a shock. (40 words)

I was expecting the bacon to be more of an extra than the main part, so there being a lot of both bacon and chicken, which I like a lot, was definitely a pleasant surprise. (35 words)

Question examples

Who has been the Bears’ most pleasant surprise? (8 words)

Exclamation examples

Another pleasant surprise this year was rapper that he had welcomed a child into the world in August 2023, and boy was the internet shocked! (25 words)

Example sentences (20)

The discussion, much to my pleasant surprise, does also mention the Thoth tarot deck, and, to my even bigger surprise, codifies the hanafuda deck.

Aho, who looked to be on the outs during training camp, has been a pleasant surprise as an everyday defenseman.

All of that was a pleasant surprise, but that’s where the “pleasantness” ended.

And speaking of sinking, we must have tried a dozen drink mixes that didn’t work over the years, so it was a pleasant surprise to pour miniature sleeves of energizing cannabis drink mix into some water and watch it go bye-bye.

Another pleasant surprise this year was rapper that he had welcomed a child into the world in August 2023, and boy was the internet shocked!

As I excitedly made my way for breakfast for some much needed early morning fuel, I was taken aback by a pleasant surprise in the lift as I spotted a familiar face.

But it’s been a pleasant surprise that Layton and Nikita have only faced the red light of doom once – and given their spot on the judges’ leaderboard (third from bottom), it wasn’t even that much of a shock.

For example, it is a pleasant surprise that Washington, DC finds itself home to a league-leading XFL football team.

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Ghost in the Shell: Arise received average reception, with some considering it a failure, but the exploration of the Major's romantic affairs was a pleasant surprise.

He seemed slightly nervous and presented her with a pink rose, which was a pleasant surprise since she had never received flowers on a first date before.

In a pleasant surprise, Shota Umino scored the winning pinfall in a star-studded match.

I was expecting the bacon to be more of an extra than the main part, so there being a lot of both bacon and chicken, which I like a lot, was definitely a pleasant surprise.

She said: “I’m often the one helping to arrange these awards presentations, so it was a massive but pleasant surprise to be on the receiving end.

To my pleasant surprise, inspiration won the day.

Watson was also a pleasant surprise beyond the arc, where he was shooting 22% this season entering Saturday’s game.

Who has been the Bears’ most pleasant surprise?

Callum McGregor was phenomenal, Matt O’Riley was good and Paulo Bernardo has been a really pleasant surprise in the last few weeks.

He said the choice of Mr. Schoof was a pleasant surprise, especially because of Mr. Schoof’s background in safety and cybersecurity.

It definitely was a pleasant surprise.

Major Mavs head coach Steve Russell says the shutout win Tuesday was a pleasant surprise to cap off the round robin.

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