stark

Example Sentences

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Thousands of heavily armed police officers are patrolling the streets of Sydney as people mark the new year - a rare and stark sight in Australia, following the Bondi Beach mass shooting.

From BBC

"To have this very dark world open up to me in the starkest possible fashion has been jarring and something I've had to navigate very quickly - I've had to educate myself," he added.

From BBC

In a stark indication of China's consumer woes, retail sales grew in November at their slowest pace in nearly three years, official data showed this month.

From Barron's

This cycle has always existed, of course, but the turn of a new year has a way of making it feel especially stark.

From Salon

This contrast exposes a stark double standard in U.S. policy.

From Salon