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arrestingly

American

[uh-rest-ing-lee] / əˈrɛst ɪŋ li /

adverb

in a way that captures or arrests attention or interest.

Example Sentences

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And it’s here that “Keeper” starts to unravel, the arrestingly pristine visuals and hypnotic rhythms giving way to contrived explanations.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

Rolling Stone hailed "Lux" as "a truly timeless work of art", while music magazine NME called it "arrestingly beautiful".

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

What I did know was that Beverly’s extremely simple recipe yielded an arrestingly good bowl of soup.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2025

It begins arrestingly with Sheppard and Lawson airborne in their wheelchairs, floating and spinning like astronauts in low gravity.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2022

I can see what Megan saw in him, and it’s not just that he’s arrestingly handsome.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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