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

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

On the walls the Trojan watchers saw with astonishment two sights, each as startling as the other.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton