startling

Example Sentences

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Whether it succeeds or not, it is a startling new path for a company founded in 2015 by Joey Zwillinger, an industrial engineer, and Tim Brown, a former professional soccer player.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

It was startling — the opposite of an oasis in the desert.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Depression and desensitization are fueled by easy access to the most startling, graphic images one could imagine, all one click away.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

All in all it was a fairly routine day until dinner time, and even what happened then was not really startling.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien