: attracting attention or notice through unusual or conspicuous qualities
a place of striking beauty
strikingly
adverb
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Examples of striking in a Sentence
The poverty of the city is striking.
There is a striking resemblance between the girls.
an actress known for her striking good looks
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The film opens with visually striking scenes of the tomato harvest as a backdrop.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024
Investigating inconsistencies in the case, Morris utilizes testimonies from key figures to recreate pieces of the night in question in strange and striking detail.
—Eric Farwell and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2024
Sculptural wheels and modern aero bits—the latter destined for carbon fiber, of course—round out the subtle but striking revisions, which Tellenbach repeatedly describes as an attempt to build a car as if Ferrari had 2024 production technology in the 1990s.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
But in 2022, a page advertising the domain's availability for purchase was suddenly replaced by a mysterious logo that bears a striking resemblance to the fictional Black Mesa logo in the games.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2024
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024
Investigating inconsistencies in the case, Morris utilizes testimonies from key figures to recreate pieces of the night in question in strange and striking detail.
—Eric Farwell and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2024
Sculptural wheels and modern aero bits—the latter destined for carbon fiber, of course—round out the subtle but striking revisions, which Tellenbach repeatedly describes as an attempt to build a car as if Ferrari had 2024 production technology in the 1990s.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
But in 2022, a page advertising the domain's availability for purchase was suddenly replaced by a mysterious logo that bears a striking resemblance to the fictional Black Mesa logo in the games.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2024
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