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Striking Left Handed ˈstraɪkɪŋ Feature Contrast Brothers Girls Intelligent

Word striking
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈstraɪkɪŋ / NAmE / ˈstraɪkɪŋ /
Example
  • a striking feature
  • she bears a striking resemblance to her older sister.
  • in striking contrast to their brothers, the girls were both intelligent and charming.
  • what is surprising about these results is that boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.
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striking

(adjective)BrE / ˈstraɪkɪŋ / NAmE / ˈstraɪkɪŋ /
  1. interesting and unusual enough to attract attention
    • synonym marked
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/marked
    • a striking feature
    • She bears a striking resemblance to her older sister.
    • In striking contrast to their brothers, the girls were both intelligent and charming.
    • What is surprising about these results is that boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.
    • Surprisingly, boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.
    • Interestingly, even when both parents are left-handed, there is still only a 26% chance of their children being left-handed.
    • One of the most interesting findings is that only 2% of the left-handers surveyed have two left-handed parents.
    • It is interesting to note that people are more likely to be left-handed if their mother is left-handed than if their father is.
    • The most striking feature of these results is that left-handed mothers are more likely to have left-handed children.
  2. very attractive, often in an unusual way
    • synonym stunning
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/stunning
    • striking good looks
    • She was undoubtedly a very striking young woman.

    Extra Examples

    • She was tall and very striking.
    • That hat looks very striking.
    • The picture was striking in its simplicity.
    • What is immediately striking is how resourceful the children are.
    • He was a young man with dark hair and striking good looks.
    • In striking contrast to their brothers, the girls were both intelligent and charming.
    • The painting is a striking example of nineteenth-century portraiture.
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