are startling
- present progressive of startle.
Example Sentences
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No one is in mourning for that, not even daughter Deborah Brashers, whose recollections about childhood with a criminal father are startling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Considering how carefully K-pop agencies safeguard their artists’ career trajectories and reputations, many of the most candid moments captured are startling in their rawness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024
The messages are startling - to say the least.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2022
The meager federal and lack of D.C. funds to help any of these destitute people are startling.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2022
Even their professional education was not very different from our own and its results, particularly in the line of specialism, are startling anticipations of the most modern phase of medicine.
From Education: How Old The New by Walsh, James J.
