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strikingly

American  
[strahy-king-lee] / ˈstraɪ kɪŋ li /

adverb

  1. in a way that is impressive, noticeable, or conspicuous.

    What I recall most is how the northern and southern facades, identical in construction, look strikingly different in the half light before dawn.

    The unknown actors playing the lead roles are strikingly photogenic and elegant against the film’s background of social unrest and urban blight.

Etymology

Origin of strikingly

striking ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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Although these species are only distantly related, many share strikingly similar wing color patterns that serve as warning signals to predators.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Writer Douglas Kearney illuminates it strikingly in the curatorial statement etched into a back wall in “sister dreamer”: “… it’s the sacred phenomenon of luxe space that remembers without memorializing, celebrates without eulogizing. An anti-tomb.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

She was aspirationally fit but unthreatening and strikingly self-assured.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Inspired by the South Korean flag, the stage stood with the Gwanghwamun gate as its backdrop, framed by the mountains - a strikingly Seoul scene.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Our fathers live on different continents and only see each other after years, but in some ways they are strikingly similar.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

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