Sentence examples for could be startling from inspiring English sources
Unlike other world-renowned fashion photographers, Ms. Turbeville rarely shot the famous, though when she did the results could be startling.
Other waterfront workers say the concrete and steel viaduct itself, which engineers have said could collapse in a strong earthquake, has cast a shadow so long on the area that the added light, in city known for its seasonal gloom, could be startling.
But even as a coordinated front, they could be startling: on "No Intention," their shift from a rounded "ooh" to a strident "eh" yielded a jolt, as if the band were an oncoming vehicle flicking its headlights to the high-beam setting.
The occasional ordinariness could be startling, as when Nixon wonders whether he ought to meet with General Alexander Haig, a Kissinger protégé who would later become Nixon's Chief of Staff (and, still later, Reagan's Secretary of State): H.A.K.: It might be useful to see him for half an hour.
His informality could be startling: When in residence at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, King William used to send to the hotels for a list of their guests and invite anyone whom he knew to dinner, urging guests not to "bother about clothes.
The potential impact of such a pill could be startling - a report in the British Medical Journal in 2003 [ 25] stated that, were the pill to be taken by everyone over the age of 55, it could reduce ischemic heart disease events by 88% and stroke by 80%.
This could be both startling and comic.
A loss for Mr. Romney in Michigan could be a startling setback for his candidacy.
What could be more startling than hearing her sing James Brown's funk anthem "I Got You (I Feel Good)" as a lullaby?
While a case of cloisonné enameled bracelets, pendants and earrings show how homely creatures like cockerels and dragonflies could be given startling beauty by the use of unexpected colors.
SAN FRANCISCO--Researchers probing Earth's deep interior are celebrating what could be a startling new find: fresh, seemingly unaltered minerals from hundreds of kilometers deeper than any found before.
