arresting

Example Sentences

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Here was a film trying so hard to convince the audience of its highbrowness that it lost the genuinely arresting effect these smaller-tier Hoover adaptations have by simply being honest with the audience.

From Salon

Some of the most arresting work came from the Clarion Choir.

From The Wall Street Journal

Harry Bicket and the English Concert presented the composer’s highly theatrical but little-known 1745 oratorio in an uneven but frequently arresting performance.

From The Wall Street Journal

His face had an arresting stillness, and a strength that made Torak think of carved sandstone.

From Literature

Authorities have carried out sweeping raids across Iran, arresting in recent days hundreds of people suspected of cooperating with Israel and the United States, the media said.

From Barron's