was striking
- past progressive of strike.
Example Sentences
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The contrast between the protest site and the security outside was striking.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
But that clip did eventually come out, in late 2016, after Trump had already won that year’s election, and the depth of Trump’s misunderstanding of the film was striking.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
“It was weird because I was striking it so well Monday through Wednesday, and all of a sudden I just really didn’t,” Korda said after her Friday round.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Given all that, she said, it was striking that companies’ results weren’t worse.
From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026
Ralph didn’t think so until Theresa pulled out some old photos; then it was striking that in profile, he did.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
