startlingly
Example Sentences
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Gelsomina becomes startlingly conscious of a wider world beyond her carefully curated habitat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The novel’s success is as unlikely and startlingly hopeful as the book itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
His affection for standard tunes brought startlingly new vitality to such unlikely songs as “The Surrey With the Fringe on Top.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
On its release, BBC music correspondent Mark Savage described West End Girl as "a savage and startlingly detailed portrait of a marriage being torn apart".
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
In spite of an artistic vision so startlingly new it took years for the world to appreciate it, his artwork couldn’t save him from the depths of his tortured mind.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
