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

Despite the starkness of the messaging, the remarks from the civil defence minister and military chief are being seen as a wake-up call.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2024

The starkness of the room seemed to heighten the natural warmth of the occasion.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger