: attracting attention or notice through unusual or conspicuous qualities
a place of striking beauty
strikingly
adverb
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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For those who know the play well, some of Mantello’s choices are most striking, especially the horror here of the famous hotel-room scene with a tawdry lover (brutally played by Katherine Romans), an act born of loneliness that destroys a father’s relationship with his son forever.
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Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
Pettit has spent more than a year in space across multiple missions, conducting experiments ranging from fluid physics to orbital photography, while also gaining a following for his striking images of Earth and the cosmos taken from orbit.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Four iconic Great Lakes, three striking national lakeshores, eight incredible national parks and countless sprawling nature preserves.
—Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Get lost among the pines and palmettos of an ancient maritime forest at Hunting Island State Park, catch a striking sunset over the Beaufort River, and marvel at the columns and sweeping porches of stately mansions on Historic Craven Street.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
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Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
Pettit has spent more than a year in space across multiple missions, conducting experiments ranging from fluid physics to orbital photography, while also gaining a following for his striking images of Earth and the cosmos taken from orbit.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Four iconic Great Lakes, three striking national lakeshores, eight incredible national parks and countless sprawling nature preserves.
—Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Get lost among the pines and palmettos of an ancient maritime forest at Hunting Island State Park, catch a striking sunset over the Beaufort River, and marvel at the columns and sweeping porches of stately mansions on Historic Craven Street.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for striking
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“Striking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/striking. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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