How to Use striking in a Sentence

striking

adjective

• The poverty of the city is striking.
• There is a striking resemblance between the girls.
• The long puff sleeves and slightly flared waist give this black top a striking edge.
  — Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
• But even more striking is how big the numbers were in 2022.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
• But the Raiders closed the half on a 14-6 run to stay within striking distance.
  — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023
• Here are the parts of the ruling experts found most striking.
  — Chloe Atkins, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2023
• Such a striking design leads to the question: How is it made?
  — Amy Verner, Vogue, 16 Nov. 2023
• The highlight of the look, however, was a striking Richard Mille.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2023
• This striking name brings to mind images of pyramids and the Great Sphinx.
  — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 23 Mar. 2023
• Use it as a backdrop to highlight a striking piece of wall decor.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2023
• Perhaps the most striking feature of the office was the whiteboard that sprawled across one of the walls.
  — Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2022
• To help the deep green leaves with red tips on this plant pop, put it in a pot that's just as vibrant and striking.
  — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 8 Sep. 2022
• The striking face of the franchise also makes for a great tiki mug.
  — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2022
• Its most striking feature is the gray tweed fabric used on the dash and elsewhere.
  — John Voelcker, Car and Driver, 8 June 2023
• But for the newest player on the block, Prime Video, there was a striking amount of throwback.
  — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
• The use of the miniatures is so striking, there’s just a strangeness to the movie, a feeling that something’s not quite right.
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
• The other top four images in the People’s Choice Award are just as striking.
  — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
• Just as striking as the portraits of the Obamas, however, was Michelle’s look for the event.
  — Liam Hess, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2022
• That's what makes this 1964 example all the more striking.
  — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 1 Sep. 2023
• Perhaps most striking, though, is the fact that the fans share that confidence.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
• Of the many innovations one of the most striking is the mist effect used when the witch is being chased to her death by the dwarfs.
  — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2022
• Baltic Yachts just unveiled a new sloop with a striking pastel-pink hull.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2024
• Much more striking than the colors themselves is their cause.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 12 Jan. 2023
• There’s nothing more bold than this shoulder bag that comes in a striking red shade.
  — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024
• Male and female, young and not so young, perhaps the most striking thing about this group was just how far many had come to be here.
  — Jonathan Hawkins, CNN, 15 Nov. 2022
• The beauty of a teenage girl feeling free and safe to have and express emotions is a striking sight to behold.
  — Erica Tremblay, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• Apart from its topic, the most striking feature of the new lab would be its location.
  — Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 7 June 2023
• The most striking evidence in Majors’s case was Jabbari’s four days on the stand.
  — Vulture, 14 Dec. 2023
• The most striking contrast on view, though, lies not in the treatment of faces and bodies but rather in the treatment of their settings.
  — Johanna Fateman, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2023
• The striking similarities in GJW’s service are not the product of fair competition.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Jan 2025