startlingly

Example Sentences

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“It’s kind of a startlingly bad picture where virtually all major western watersheds are doing very poorly,” Swain said in a livestreamed discussion of the western snow outlook.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

A spritz of lemon or lime and a sprinkle of salt is often enough — startlingly so — to make them feel alive rather than virtuous.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

It was a worrying sign after what had been a startlingly strong end to 2025 for both the healthcare sector at large, and biotech and drug stocks in particular.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

West End Girl is a savage and startlingly detailed portrait of a marriage being torn apart.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

She smiled, and her manner instead of being still and unbending as it usually was became startlingly familiar, fawning even.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier