startling thing
Frequency: 4.04.5 per million words
a general term for an event or object that is very surprising
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Examples (10)
- The most startling thing about the report was its conclusion.
- It was a truly startling thing to witness.
- One startling thing after another kept happening throughout the night.
- She said the most startling thing when she walked into the room.
- What a startling thing to discover in such an ordinary place!
- The sudden silence was a startling thing in the usually noisy hall.
- He found a rather startling thing hidden deep within the old archives.
- To me, the most startling thing was how quickly the situation escalated.
- Despite the initial chaos, one startling thing stood out clearly.
- His complete lack of emotion was a startling thing to observe in that moment.