How to Use arresting in a Sentence

arresting

adjective

• Here, a look back at some of the most arresting looks from the runway shows featured in the film.
  — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2018
• Both of the arresting officers got out of the car and huddled by the precinct door.
  — C. Nicole Mason, The Root, 5 June 2017
• His singing is plain but arresting, like looking out to a lush field or up to a blue sky.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2021
• Their hard stares provide the most arresting images of the film.
  — Chuck Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 28 Dec. 2018
• In the end, though, the season’s most arresting trend might be the most obvious.
  — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2018
• The sound of hammers is not nearly so arresting as the sound of your own kids’ whining.
  — Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 21 May 2021
• The Nasca culture succeeded the Paracas and made some of the most arresting art.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Mar. 2022
• The visual nature of the site means bold designs often get the most views because the videos are so arresting.
  — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2023
• Here is a selection of the most arresting images taken around the world in the past seven days.
  — Fox News, 9 Mar. 2018
• Not one to let a drab (and by the looks of it, mildly chilly) day dim her shine, Collins opted to wear one of the most arresting green hues seen on the spring 2022 runways.
  — Eni Subair, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2022
• Thank you Bryan, Tatiana and the whole cast for a riveting and arresting night of great theater.
  — Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 9 June 2019
• As Steve, Stan gives one of the most arresting performances of his career.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2022
• Nan’s unflinching bravery in life and in work have made her one of the most arresting visual artists of our time.
  — Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2022
• In a tough competition for the most arresting space, the main powder room stands out.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 18 July 2021
• More arresting—and disturbing—was the book that followed in 1979.
  — William Tipper, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022
• The sound and lighting effects felt more arresting in their impact.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2021
• One, Dae’Quandrea Nelson, 19, was on trial in Bluffton for fighting at his high school when the arresting officer showed a video of the fight.
  — Timothy Williams, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2017
• The look, styled by Maeve Reilly, is one of the most arresting in an awards night that is not exactly known for subtlety.
  — Jenny Singer, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2021
• One of the arresting officers had spotted the girl at a gas station where she had been banned, police said.
  — Jeff Baenen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2019
• What if Woods had refused all testing and refused to say a word to the arresting officers?
  — Danny Cevallos, CNN, 1 June 2017
• Leavelle had the arresting officers take the suspect to his office.
  — Joe Simnacher and Marc Ramirez, SFChronicle.com, 30 Aug. 2019
• The most arresting images, though, are of bodies and faces: human, divine, or both.
  — New York Times, 6 Jan. 2022
• And certainly for me, the most arresting stuff to watch in cinema is the more unspoken stuff.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 30 Mar. 2018
• The most arresting set piece here finds Ethan smoothly sailing off a cliff via a motorbike and a parachute.
  — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 11 July 2023
• Kurt Cobain’s guitar sound was violent and arresting, like his amp was on fire.
  — Nabil Ayers, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2021
• The film’s most arresting footage is often of him quietly in transit, shoulders hunched, face creased in thought.
  — Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Nov. 2022
• The arresting officer is believed to be a close family friend of the Entrekins.
  — Ivana Hrynkiw | [e-mail], al.com, 12 June 2019
• The most arresting painting is the last that the visitor discovers, just behind the entrance.
  — Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2020
• Eddie’s White Wonder’), is nearly as arresting as looking down the slope toward the waters of Puget Sound.
  — Valerie Easton, The Seattle Times, 17 May 2017
• From the 200th anniversary harvest at this château comes a mildly arresting bouquet of red fruit, rum and sandstone with a hint of acidity.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024