startling

Example Sentences

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The disconnect between soaring tech stocks External link and the rest of the market is startling.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Sunday’s performance of “Falstaff” was followed by a talk between Conlon and British actor, writer and startling wit, Stephen Fry.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

His ascent, they said, tells the story of a startling transformation of the U.S. counterterrorism agenda in Trump’s second term.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

Whether it succeeds or not, it is a startling new path for a company founded in 2015 by Joey Zwillinger, an industrial engineer, and Tim Brown, a former professional soccer player.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The figure stopped, and at the moment a ray of moonlight fell upon the masses of driving clouds and showed in startling prominence a dark-haired woman, dressed in the cerements of the grave.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker