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Get to know Pleasantly better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like cheerily or sunnily.

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Pleasantly in a sentence

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Pleasantly | Pleasant | Pleasants | Pleasantness | Pleasanter

Pleasantly meaning

  1. In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result.
  2. Lightly
  3. Ludicrously; facetiously.

Synonyms of Pleasantly

cheerily sunnily agreeably enjoyably disagreeably unpleasantly

Using Pleasantly

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result. | Lightly | Ludicrously; facetiously.
  • Useful related words include: cheerily, sunnily, agreeably, enjoyably.
  • In the example corpus, pleasantly often appears in combinations such as: pleasantly surprised, was pleasantly, be pleasantly.

Context around Pleasantly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

seemed 1×

Often after:

surprised 15× warm 1× affable 1× shocked 1× barebones 1× shell 1×

Sentence patterns with Pleasantly

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

i was pleasantly surprised 2× also very pleasantly surprised with 1× both seemed pleasantly shell shocked 1× but these pleasantly surprised me 1× but was pleasantly surprised 1× have you pleasantly surprised 1× he is pleasantly affable in 1× he was pleasantly surprised to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

i was pleasantly 2× a beautiful gift 1× a recent five 1× addressing his supporters 1× blue skies sunshine 1× but these pleasantly 1×

Common sentence endings:

was pleasantly surprised 3× at the results 1× by their experience 1× elect went nap 1× february phone call 1× grabbing very often 1×

Words around Pleasantly

Just before it in the word index:

pleasanter 3 pleasantdale 3 pleasant 1.178 pleasance 12 pleas 478 plean 2

Just after it in the word index:

pleasantness 6 pleasanton 21 pleasantries 48 pleasantry 2 pleasants 13 pleasantview 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aca 191 ashford 191 atlantis 191 ats 191 batches 191 bearings 191

Corpus analysis for Pleasantly

  • In this selection, "pleasantly" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, seemed, surprised, warm and affable stand out and add context to how "pleasantly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include i was pleasantly surprised and also very pleasantly surprised with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pleasantly" sits close to words such as aca, ashford and atlantis, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pleasantly

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A beautiful gift will have you pleasantly surprised. (8 words)

I was so pleasantly shocked at the results. (8 words)

She was feeling overwhelmed, but was pleasantly surprised. (8 words)

Longer example sentences

Addressing his supporters, Oyetola said he was pleasantly surprised with the kind of welcome he received, saying that he left the state to have some rest, but was back to campaign for his party’s victory at the forthcoming polls. (40 words)

Roger James was resigned to defeat when legging jockey Warren Kennedy aboard Apostrophe at Hastings on Saturday, so he was pleasantly surprised to be greeting them at the winner’s stall following the Worlds Best Sprinter - Lucky Sweynesse Premier (1400m). (40 words)

Kompany wasn't entirely sure what to expect when setting out on his first managerial tenure in English football, but he was pleasantly surprised when managing to catch lightening in a bottle as the champions elect went nap. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

A beautiful gift will have you pleasantly surprised.

Addressing his supporters, Oyetola said he was pleasantly surprised with the kind of welcome he received, saying that he left the state to have some rest, but was back to campaign for his party’s victory at the forthcoming polls.

A recent five-star titled “excellent food” was left by a patron who was “pleasantly surprised” by their experience.

Blue skies, sunshine and pleasantly warm temperatures drew a huge crowd to the White Rock waterfront Saturday, July 1, as the city hosted its annual Canada Day by the Bay celebration.

But I had to see it for myself, and yes, I was pleasantly surprised.

But these pleasantly surprised me on all fronts, even if they're not the waffles I'd find myself grabbing very often.

It might come from Chris, though he is pleasantly affable in a late-February phone call.

I wasn't expecting a lot from Costa's Hot Chocolate but I was pleasantly surprised.

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I was pleasantly surprised at just how easy both were to make.

I was pleasantly surprised by how wholesome they were.

I was so pleasantly shocked at the results.

Kompany wasn't entirely sure what to expect when setting out on his first managerial tenure in English football, but he was pleasantly surprised when managing to catch lightening in a bottle as the champions elect went nap.

Last week we were pleasantly surprised when police went from no known suspect at all to making an arrest in the murder investigation.

Once we saw the compact size of this machine, we were sceptical about how much of an impact it could make on our deep carpets, but we were pleasantly surprised.

Redness aside, I was pleasantly surprised with the little changes using rice water has done for my skin, but I'm even more impressed by how easy it was to DIY it.

Revisiting it today, I developed a new admiration for the way in which its world gradually opens up, and for the ways in which its pleasantly barebones story lets us color so much in with our own imaginations.

Roger James was resigned to defeat when legging jockey Warren Kennedy aboard Apostrophe at Hastings on Saturday, so he was pleasantly surprised to be greeting them at the winner’s stall following the Worlds Best Sprinter - Lucky Sweynesse Premier (1400m).

She was feeling overwhelmed, but was pleasantly surprised.

So that was, we were also very pleasantly surprised with that.

Stepping onto the stage after the screening, Reeves and Stahelski both seemed pleasantly shell-shocked by the raucous reception.

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Common combinations with pleasantly

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pleasantly" in a sentence?
An example: "A beautiful gift will have you pleasantly surprised." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "pleasantly" from authentic English texts.
What does "pleasantly" mean?
Pleasantly means: In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result.
What are synonyms of "pleasantly"?
Common synonyms of "pleasantly" include: cheerily, sunnily, agreeably, enjoyably, disagreeably, unpleasantly.
How many example sentences with "pleasantly" are there?
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