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strikingly

American  
[strahy-king-lee] / ˈstraɪ kɪŋ li /

adverb

  1. in a way that is impressive, noticeable, or conspicuous.

    What I recall most is how the northern and southern facades, identical in construction, look strikingly different in the half light before dawn.

    The unknown actors playing the lead roles are strikingly photogenic and elegant against the film’s background of social unrest and urban blight.

Etymology

Origin of strikingly

striking ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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A slab of sedimentary rock was covered in a wrinkled texture that looked strikingly like elephant skin.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

This case presented a strikingly simple question: Does it violate a journalist’s First Amendment rights if they are arrested for requesting and publishing information that a government employee willingly hands over?

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

Since most scenes occur in the forest glade, the artists at Pixar have created strikingly rendered settings which, while aiming for photorealism, also have a fantastical glow to them, highlighting the inherent magic of nature.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

He added that it would require something that was unusual, something that was "strikingly similar".

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

The forty-nine-year-old Bobby Fischer was described by a reporter who was covering the match for The New York Times as “an overweight, balding, bearded figure, unmistakably middle-aged, whose expression sometimes seems strikingly vacant.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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