startling
Example Sentences
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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.
The news that Paul Thomas Anderson was rolling up his sleeves to make an action thriller was startling but intriguing, and kind of funny.
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
Pruetz's findings have been startling: Living in the extreme savannah heat, the Fongoli apes have learned to soak in natural pools, rest in cool caves and are calm in the presence of fire.
From Barron's
His bizarre claim that the new broadcast would be “more transparent than Cronkite” was startling, but it became more revealing as the week wore on.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
