startlingly

Example Sentences

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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

Sometimes that means longer flight routes or startlingly rapid takeoffs and landings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The startlingly quick pace is closely tied to how riders are paid.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

A spritz of lemon or lime and a sprinkle of salt is often enough — startlingly so — to make them feel alive rather than virtuous.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

He was startlingly smooth of face and slim and handsome, so much so that it looked as though he would always be that way, like you might have thought of a young Sinatra.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee