startling

Example Sentences

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He took off his cap and I noticed again that startling orange-red hair.

From Literature

Without warning, the sound had brought startling vision to his mind.

From Literature

A spokesperson for the mayor said it was "startling" that SUVs were "77% more likely to kill a child if involved in a collision".

From BBC

While "ravens are already well-known for their intelligence," lead author Matthias-Claudio Loretto told AFP, seeing these cognitive abilities "play out at a much larger scale in the wild" produced startling results.

From Barron's

"For many children - and adults for that matter - this will be effective in helping them to avoid startling or unsettling imagery and information without warning," she said.

From BBC