joltingly
- a word derived from jolt.
Example Sentences
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Pivotal throughout is Mirza’s choreography for the audition and competition scenes: deliberately garish moves, joltingly grafted together.
From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2022
Her works, in the naive art style, are mysterious yet radically accessible, evoking ancient legend — somehow joltingly fresh, grandiose yet earthy, primal but imbued with subtle layers of meaning.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2022
Life has changed joltingly since he won the Tour.
From The Guardian • Nov. 5, 2018
But the platform is toxic enough—and professionalized, with blue checks denoting a seriousness of presence—that I find myself joltingly disarmed whenever I encounter the occasional profile photo of a user as a child.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2018
The sauce for the leg was almost joltingly rich and earthy, powerfully reminiscent of the forest.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
