startling

Example Sentences

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“It is startling, even today,” writes Mr. Meslow, a film and television critic, “how confidently the ‘Twin Peaks’ pilot script introduces its many, many characters.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

Now his name is trending again, his lawsuit against his parents a startling revelation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 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