startling

Example Sentences

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A set of before-and-after portraits of patients treated by the American missionary and surgeon Peter Parker are among Lam Qua’s most startling commissions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

It features a startling performance by Anthony Roth Costanzo that significantly elevates the American countertenor to the small ranks of one of the world’s most important singers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Over 1,200 companies were taking part in the expo, according to organisers, plying their wares to the tens of thousands of attendees there for a startling variety of motives.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The speed with which Sinner has completed the Golden Masters is startling.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

“Hello,” all fifty or sixty tiny men said at once, startling Otto and Sheed.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles