starkness

Example Sentences

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But its visual starkness and reliance on uncomfortable closeups lend it further dimension.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

He thinks the starkness will earn him respect and fear.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2025

The guest star roster expands this season, looping in Gwendoline Christie, John Noble, Merritt Wever and Alia Shawkat, among others, blending them into the show’s hallucinatory starkness without drawing us out of the story.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2025

But the starkness of the shot works against him, giving us too much time to notice that Jolie’s throat barely seems to move, to wonder if her eyes shouldn’t have more passion.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

Even though they were out of the wind, the room did not feel much warmer, and Pinmei was surprised by its starkness.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin