refreshing - use in sentences

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • find: I found this novel incredibly refreshing; Walsh has treated the subject with subtlety and clarity.

Infinitive complement

  • hear: Often heard on radio, it was most refreshing to hear it in live performance.
  • see: It is refreshing to see someone who can actually present a reasoned argument.
  • read: What was also refreshing to read in his report was his obvious awareness of the practicalities or otherwise of whatever was being discussed.
  • find: However, it's quite refreshing to find such a tiny ensemble who feel pretty well-defined from the off.
  • know: It's refreshing to know that some things don't change.
  • meet: It is so refreshing to meet young people in Scotland who are energized and inspired about being in business.

Modifies a noun

  • acidity: The wine is supple and balanced with refreshing, clean acidity.
  • breeze: However cool, refreshing sea breezes provide for a pleasant climate even in the high season.
  • dip: Enjoy a refreshing dip in the inviting swimming pool or simply relax with a cool drink at the poolside bar.
  • honesty: Where anxious members see falling membership figures, I see a refreshing honesty about how many paid-up members the party actually has.
  • cocktail: Pick your own lemons and enjoy a cool refreshing cocktail on the upper terrace whilst watching the mountain red sunsets.
  • scent: Always a favorite because of the refreshing scent the whole plant carries.

Modifying Another Word

  • deliciously: On arrival I was welcomed with a deliciously refreshing drink at my hotel all complements of Travel Center Clapham.
  • wonderfully: It's reminiscent of the Philip Marlowe style stories and wonderfully refreshing.
  • delightfully: Cameron Highlands At an altitude of about 1,500 m ( 4,950 ft ), Malaysia's best-known hill station is delightfully refreshing.
  • remarkably: Yet Turl Street's offering this year was, on the whole, remarkably refreshing.
  • incredibly: Which in itself, along with the music, is an incredibly refreshing, enjoyable experience.
  • hugely: It is hugely refreshing to see a developer taking steps to do something different, in both style and gameplay.

Used with adjective complement

  • find: There are no opinions here, just the truth, which I'm sure you'll find refreshing.

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