STRIKINGLY in a Sentence
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368 example sentences for STRIKINGLY, such as:
1. Their taste was strikingly alike.
2. They were ordered to strike back.
3. The law would strike at the most basic of civil rights.
4. Please strike out whichever option does not apply to you.
5. There are fears of fresh violence if the strike continues.
2. They were ordered to strike back.
3. The law would strike at the most basic of civil rights.
4. Please strike out whichever option does not apply to you.
5. There are fears of fresh violence if the strike continues.
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Meanings and Examples of STRIKINGLY
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strikingly
ad. in a striking manner
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 The resemblance between her and her mother was strikingly great.
2 Their taste was strikingly alike.
3 This peculiarity is strikingly evinced in the head, as in some part of this book will be incidentally shown.
4 She seemed strikingly homely, standing there in the afternoon light.
5 The difference between his present air and what it had been in the Octagon Room was strikingly great.
6 There was a portrait within of a man strikingly handsome and intelligent-looking, but bearing unmistakable signs upon his features of his African descent.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In III. The Adventure of The Yellow Face
Context Highlight In III. The Adventure of The Yellow Face
7 In fact, I would even have put up with looking base if, at the same time, my face could have been thought strikingly intelligent.
8 The length of her body was strikingly out of proportion to her short legs.
9 In this case, however, although the occasion of the entertainment was similar, the company was strikingly dissimilar.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In Chapter 6. The Deputy Procureur du Roi.
Context Highlight In Chapter 6. The Deputy Procureur du Roi.
10 Zeena took the view that Mattie was bound to make the best of Starkfield since she hadn't any other place to go to; but this did not strike Ethan as conclusive.
11 Let the English mill workers starve because they can't get our cotton but never, never strike a blow for slavery.
12 His was such an easy, graceful strength, lazy as a panther stretching in the sun, alert as a panther to spring and strike.
13 Scarlett rose from his shoulder, furious as a rattler ready to strike.
14 She heard him fumble in the dark, strike a match and the room sprang into light.
15 Lily smiled also: his words were too acute not to strike her sense of humour.
Example Sentence: (158 in 11 pages)
1 His style of interior decoration was eclectic: bits and pieces of furnishings from widely divergent periods, strikingly juxtaposed to create a unique decor.
2 Dr. King's antiwar heritage and social justice commitments remain strikingly relevant today.
3 In one respect, however, the men really were strikingly similar.
4 The speech was strikingly similar to one given by the American President earlier this year.
5 Despite threats of strike action, the management remain hopeful that an agreement can be reached.
6 The union failed to heed warnings that strike action would lead to the closure of the factory.
7 If negotiations fail we shall have to resort to strike action.
8 These changes strike at the heart of British/American/modern society.
9 Please strike out whichever option does not apply to you.
10 The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike.
11 They were ordered to strike back.
12 The law would strike at the most basic of civil rights.
13 Various other groups of workers went on strike in solidarity with the train drivers.
14 I hate to be blunt, Frankie, but she just didn't strike me as being very ladylike.
15 There are fears of fresh violence if the strike continues.