startling

Example Sentences

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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

It was a startling scene, even for residents like Denise Evans, who has seen it all over the years.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Turning in startling performances in such modest films as “Steve” and “Small Things Like These.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The speed differentials at the start were startling.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

They entered the church by the sanctuary door, startling the sacristan who slept and ate in a small room off the entrance porch.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli