starkness

Example Sentences

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Though the writing is informed by the starkness of the landscape, he writes beautifully about the desert’s healing powers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

But its visual starkness and reliance on uncomfortable closeups lend it further dimension.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

He thinks the starkness will earn him respect and fear.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2025

But that starkness also provides “Hard Truths” with a realism that allows viewers to focus on what's most important: the characters.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2025

There was a stripped-down quality to her life, a kindling starkness, without parents and friends and home, the familiar landmarks that made her who she was.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie