starkness
Example Sentences
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Sanchez spoke with Vivas, who described "with complete clarity and starkness the seriousness of the situation", Ceuta's regional government said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
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
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
I had rarely had reason to enter my father's room prior to this occasion and I was newly struck by the smallness and starkness of it.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
