startling

Example Sentences

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Ukraine’s impressive, even startling, rates of drone construction, deployment, and iteration could give the right European investors a key edge there, too.

From Barron's

Not I’m sure this is a little startling.

From Literature

They say one way to grab someone’s attention is with a startling piece of data, so get this: Four women were having espresso martinis in San Francisco this past fall.

From The Wall Street Journal

The news that Paul Thomas Anderson was rolling up his sleeves to make an action thriller was startling but intriguing, and kind of funny.

From The Wall Street Journal

A flaming tree on the other side of the street exploded from the inside out, startling Akira and Sue and making them cry out.

From Literature