startling

Example Sentences

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The speed with which Sinner has completed the Golden Masters is startling.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

He pitched for the Mets during the team’s startling 1969 World Series victory, earning the save in Game 3.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

You could call this a startling reversal, given that Labour won an enormous parliamentary majority in the British general election less than two years ago.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Meanwhile, AI chatbots have improved at a startling pace in both the accuracy and relevance of their answers to an astonishing range of questions.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

William “had made a reputation so startling that I regarded the task of catching up to him as being altogether hopeless.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield