startling

Example Sentences

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Which is what makes the events of the past month so startling.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Though the Model A’s will surely raise eyebrows on the road, the caravan’s most startling element is the fiberglass bull representing the Amarillo-based Big Texan Steak Ranch restaurant, one of the event’s sponsors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

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

Polling data on how people around the world view America inevitably makes for dry reading, but still exposes startling differences between how Americans see themselves and external perceptions.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Soon she was startling everyone with her insights.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield