This year, she has turned out to be a surprisingly sharp thorn in the side of the left-wing political establishment.

Dana: It was extremely engaging, with some surprisingly sharp humor.

He had a surprisingly sharp conception of where, by this time, he was.

The old man's reflexes were surprisingly sharp, as was the speed of his counters.

The false memories that followed that fall were surprisingly sharp.

Kittens have surprisingly sharp claws; I opened my eyes again very quickly.

It focused down to a foot and offered surprisingly sharp results.

There was an instant of surprisingly sharp pain, fascinating in its rarity.

But for somebody who lives so much in his head, Purdy is a surprisingly sharp observer.

Both the point and the edge were surprisingly sharp, considering the quality of the iron.