startling

And to me, it was startling to see that in this fantastical world, even given the sort of upbeat nature of musical theater.

"Nonetheless, this is a startling finding that suggests we need to be looking much more closely at whether pregnant individuals are getting the nutrients they need."

But the most startling noise in “Tell It Anyway” comes earlier, when the mild-mannered Lemon, having written words on a board, stands it up against a wall and hurls bricks at it with the intentional force of someone throwing balls at a dunk tank.

That close-up of Bono is startling to behold.

That startling statistic - a year’s worth of rain had been dumped on some parts of Valencia in a matter of hours – became easy to believe as you took all this in.