startling

Example Sentences

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The disconnect between soaring tech stocks External link and the rest of the market is startling.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

But these warhorses have been rejuvenated in startling ways.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“Mother Mary” is as hair-raising as it is eyebrow-raising, all spectral senselessness until, out of nowhere, the eeriness gives way to a startling profundity as the film explores remorse with biblical repercussions.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

That the seven of them have stuck together after more than 10 years is startling to many.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Roz stepped into the moonlight and said, “I apologize for startling you.”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown