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Meanings of startling distinctness in English

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Usage of startling distinctness in English
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The sounds of war came into the room with startling distinctness.
The Velvet Glove
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With startling distinctness the shrill trumpeting of an elephant rang through the room.
The Elephant God
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Suddenly a shriek of agony pierced the air with startling distinctness.
Boy Scouts in Southern Waters; Or, Spaniard's Treasure Chest
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A piece of unburned paper would have shown with startling distinctness.
The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol / Or, The Story of ...
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Yet now this figure stood out before him with startling distinctness.
None Other Gods
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The head stood out in the darkness with startling distinctness.
A March on London: Being a Story of Wat Tyler's Insurrection
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Objects near and far stood out in the clear air with a startling distinctness.
Roden's Corner
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That weird cry on the lonely meadow came back to him with startling distinctness.
Tom Swift and His Air Scout; Or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky
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My mind now was clear as crystal, and every image appeared with startling distinctness.
Ernest Linwood; or, The Inner Life of the Author
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Every object around me I beheld with startling distinctness, and my hearing became unnaturally acute.
Stories of Achievement, Volume III, Orators and Reformers
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It was still in its calm and sober cleanness;-thetall clock ticked with a startling distinctness.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 22, August, 1859 / A Magazi...
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The reflection in the water was perfect and lit up with startling distinctness the whole eastern horizon.
To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. I
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The recent investigation by the Committee under ex-Senator Dawes has brought out the facts in startling distinctness.
The American Missionary — Volume 49, No. 04, April, 1895
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As he uttered the words, a loud shot in the room overhead rang out with startling distinctness.
The Hand in the Dark
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The orchestra was beginning over again, and a lone voice from the house piped with startling distinctness:
Moon-Face, and Other Stories
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Then, out of the real world about her, came with startling distinctness, the shriek of a parrot.
Parrot & Co.
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