startler
- a word derived from startle.
Example Sentences
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This startler of a show gave a sense of what an art world New Normal looked and felt like when it hit more than half a century ago.
From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2022
Another startler was the wig hat, on which a cascade of hibiscus blossoms fell from a black felt pillbox, making the wearer look like Harpo Marx in an unusually casual moment.
From Time Magazine Archive
I am pretty busy—but your tale, Herbert, was a startler.
From Marriage à la mode by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
"It'll be a bit of a startler for the old girl."
From The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories by Bennett, Arnold
It was a regular startler and no mistake.”
From The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)
