stark

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Borgli’s audacious, stark writing defies faux outrage, even if that performative indignation will be an inevitable product of a film so daring.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

There are images in here so stark and beautiful that they come home with you like a stack of postcards in your pocket.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“The other one is an outcome of probably stark and steep recession.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The relative, who we are calling Sina, says that when his family recently got together at his grandmother's house, emotions quickly exploded, exposing stark divisions.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

She was peering in, behind him, and on her face was a great and stark fear; it made her look stripped down to nothing, like a skull with gaping holes as eyes.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie