Sentence examples for Seems striking from inspiring English sources

But the scope of the abuse that took place at the American Boychoir School seems striking.

The department seems striking for another reason; it is 70 percent women, but that is actually common in forensic biology.

As the actress brushes the hair back from the nurse's face, the resemblance between the two women (Liv Ullmann and Bibi Andersson) seems striking.

Since filmmakers have had nearly 50 years in which to tackle "The Lord of the Rings," the timing of this production seems striking.

The cinematic allusion seems striking given Mr. Obama's rejection of Hollywood's version of the White House, what one former aide calls "the Harry Potter theory of the presidency," which suggests that he could wave a wand and make things happen.

But the abrupt abandonment of the cut-and-paste optimistic language in the written statement that had been used for so long certainly seems striking given the May numbers.

Rand never once seems struck by the contrast between the taciturnity she so admires in her hero and the authorial verbosity that stretches the novel to 727 pages.

When Hughes describes Socrates' speech defending himself, as reported in Plato's "Apology," she seems struck by how arrogant he is.

Even in the village wines, the lowest level at which the terroirs become discernible, the differences seem striking.

As Mr. Lani roamed around the office, it seemed striking how much had not been completed — and how relaxed the team appeared.

The silks and cotton gauzes are highly tactile, and the colors — like saturated navy or an intense mustard — seem striking without compromising on big-city sophistication.