In a way, both the delicacy and the focus of her persona stand in surprising contrast to what she has created on stage.

The choreography's unexpected backflips and fluent movement (especially its surprising contrast between lightness and weight) can be admired in their own right.

Cody arched a black brow, the harsh color a surprising contrast to his pale hair.

The consensus of experts is that the heavy damage to the core is a surprising contrast to the relatively light amount of damage to the vessel.

To an outsider, it is not a surprising contrast.

Bitter orange peel is also used to improve appetite, and, in surprising contrast, it is also used for weight loss.

This diffidence stands in surprising contrast to the bright clarity of her piano playing, which grows more harmonically adventurous with each passing year.

In surprising contrast, every entree and dessert ordered earned high marks for freshness, flavor and culinary skills.

In a somewhat surprising contrast, Jewish Americans backed the idea of a Palestinian homeland more heavily than non-Jews did.

In a surprising contrast to his verses, all of his paintings were of saints and religious images.