has been startling
- present perfect progressive of startle (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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But the extreme speed at which people are moving to find new rates has been startling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
The speed and volume of the shift has been startling.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
The result has been startling to those outside Mississippi, but not surprising to those who have wrestled with Jackson’s frail system.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2022
The decline of printed newspapers has been apparent for many years, but the drop in the last two years has been startling.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2022
The —— of the law has been startling because of the number of people ——ed by it.
From Business English A Practice Book by Buhlig, Rose
