stark

Example Sentences

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The bleak mood in cryptoland is in stark contrast to the start of last year, when investors cheered what many believed would be a new golden era for digital assets.

From The Wall Street Journal

His horse’s body and skin were both stark white, and his hair black, cut short, and his eyes green.

From Literature

His father, a fire-and-brimstone-spouting church elder, ordered him back, demanding he care for his grandmother, Ella, with the stark insistence: “She’s not my responsibility. It’s not fair of you to put the burden on me.”

From Los Angeles Times

But for now, the area around Lake Maracaibo stands as a stark reminder of how much the country's fortunes have declined over the decades.

From BBC

The technology sector’s great divide has only gotten starker this earnings season.

From MarketWatch