is startling
- present progressive of startle (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The disconnect between soaring tech stocks External link and the rest of the market is startling.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
“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
That the seven of them have stuck together after more than 10 years is startling to many.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
That close-up of Bono is startling to behold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024
The gesture is startling, atom-splitting, because it’s so unexpected, so tender.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
