stark

Example Sentences

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This latest episode reflects that divide in stark terms.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The Los Angeles County Public Health Department identified 220 cases of flea-borne typhus last year, a stark increase over the 187 cases in 2024.

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

It is a stark contrast to Fifa's controversial pricing policy at this summer's World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Many of the trees were yet covered with leaves; the undergrowth was thicker; the land less stark than the hills around Dark Gate.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander