Sydney's startling new Opera House.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

After Mount Holly Elementary School opened in August, Rock Hill school district parents with children at nearby Oakdale Elementary noticed what they call a startling change.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Herald | HeraldOnline.com - Front] Reference

Nearly as startling is their Slinky-like flexibility.    From Wordnik.com.  [Among the Pandas] Reference

Invisible till this moment, it now looms out all at once in startling proximity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys] Reference

We are not authorised to say more at present than that certain startling developments are imminent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lady Molly of Scotland Yard] Reference

Most startling is the elaborate carving found on about half of the 50 pillars Schmidt has unearthed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Monday Night Links « Gerry Canavan] Reference

There were skirts - but they were all polyester crepey things in startling colors, with art-deco prints.    From Wordnik.com.  [1990's Sewing Patterns] Reference

Slim, graceful feet with high arches and long toes, whose nails she loved to paint in startling crimsons and vibrant pinks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2004-12-01] Reference

Most startling is his belief that there were more passing opportunities, which contradicts the prevailing driver perception.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - R. Gordon wreaks havoc with wrecks and aggressive style] Reference

Mexicans, in startling contrast to U.S. citizens, do not believe their revolution has provided them with the benefits of democracy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bread and circuses] Reference

Perhaps most startling is the discovery from the deciphering of the human genome that we have only between 20,000 and 25,000 genes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-01-01] Reference

"The screen comes painted in startling collisions of black-and-white, but the truth is never anything but gray," writes Robert Avila at SF360.    From Wordnik.com.  [GreenCine Daily: Noir City.] Reference

Even more startling is the fact that the reverses (tails) of these two are different; note that ‘ONE CENT’ is higher on one than on the other.    From Wordnik.com.  [All-Time Most Complete Collection of Early Large Cents to be Auctioned: Incredible Accomplishment of Dan Holmes : Coin Collecting News] Reference

It threw up her face in startling clearness and he saw, in strange blend with the conflicting emotions upon it, the wraith of her old whimsical smile.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land] Reference

What's startling is that the vast majority do, and those few that flop are over so quickly, you're already laughing at something else by time you notice.    From Wordnik.com.  [HBO's 'Little Britain USA' lends us lots of laughs] Reference

I'm sure he found the title startling ... especially since he's doing his best to keep the recession going!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama mocks Newsweek cover, Newsweek hits back] Reference

During the hearing, Dunn's brother recalled a startling confession made just after the crime allegedly took place.    From Wordnik.com.  [10News.com - Local News] Reference

Owing to its unassuming title the startling implications contained in the paper were completely overlooked by the press.    From Wordnik.com.  [Disturbing Sun] Reference

They were a decent lot, some with a good sense of humor, none with what I'd classify as a startling lack of intelligence.    From Wordnik.com.  [Suldog] Reference

Recall the startling criticisms of Bocklin on his associates in art made public by the memoirs of his friends after his death.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beethoven the Man and the Artist as Revealed in his own Words]

K. SANDERSON: It's kind of startling and I'm upset about it and angry.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 15, 2006] Reference

It's kind of startling, to be frank, to see people shake and fall down.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 6, 2007] Reference

She called that difference "startling" and said it begged for more research.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deirdre Imus: The Age of Autism] Reference

It's kind of startling, to be frank, when you see people shake and fall down.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 9, 2007] Reference

None of his picks or rumored picks are really all that "startling" or "momentous" so far.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Security Team of Rivals - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference

I only seek for the elucidation of that which is at once "startling" and a "popular fallacy".    From Wordnik.com.  [Notes and Queries, Number 62, January 4, 1851] Reference

I mean, it's really kind of startling actually that the editors let this kind of stuff go through.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 17, 2008] Reference

Standard & Poor's called Merrill's results "startling," cutting Merrill's debt rating to A+ from AA.    From Wordnik.com.  [Missing the Mark] Reference

I mean, he really brings just a kind of startling amount of weight to it, and I loved working with him.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 14, 2006] Reference

Ridge also references the "startling" recent comments by Joe Biden about the crisis that will face the next president.    From Wordnik.com.  [Second McCain Robocall Paints Obama As Terrorist Sympathizer] Reference

It took her a little more than seven minutes, but the wait was worth it, the transformation kind of startling, actually.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mary, Mary]

He said it was "startling" that Chihuri had claimed that his officers could not investigate the issue because the affair.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

This represented a "startling" escalation in attacks on the security forces, the human rights watchdog said in its weekly.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

In what it calls a "startling" finding, the group declares: "Presidential Candidates Fail to Demonstrate Political Courage.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Means-Testing Gets Support] Reference

Until then, it's on to Toy Story 3, which those involved say will be just as enjoyable and "startling" as the first two films.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thoughts on Toy Story/Toy Story 2 double feature] Reference

Ken: It's true that "startling" is a pretty weak criminal enterprise.    From Wordnik.com.  [By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog] Reference

He was usually a rather grave-faced man, but this smile had a kind of startling triumph in it.    From Wordnik.com.  [The White People] Reference