stark reminder

collocation in English

meaningsofstarkandreminder

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stark
adjective
uk
/stɑːk/us
/stɑːrk/
empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is ...
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reminder
noun
uk
/rɪˈmaɪn.dər/us
/rɪˈmaɪn.dɚ/
a written or spoken message that reminds someone to ...
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(Definition ofstarkandreminderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That was astarkreminderof the problems that occur when no wheels are allowed in an area.
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It was astarkreminderof the terrible force of nature and of how small are the works of man.
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On enforcement, we have astarkreminderof what happened to the nurses.
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That figure is astarkreminderof the total cost involved in supporting this industry.
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The events of the past two or three weeks are astarkreminderof that.
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Teenage and adult illiteracy is astarkreminderof the failure of an education system; and there are too many such failures in our society today.
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There can be no morestarkreminderof the difficulties that women have faced in trying to seek equality than in the lack, historically, of decent, affordable child care.
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Hadrian's wall runs through my constituency—astarkreminderthat great empires and civilisations rise and fall.
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Katerina is extremely proud and seeks to act as a noble martyr, suffering as astarkreminderof everyone's guilt.
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The abandoned homestead stands as astarkreminderof the tough conditions graziers faced.
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Together with the remains of the building and explanatory plaques, it was astarkreminderof what had once stood at the site.
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It is an affectionate way for conservation staff to refer to individual birds, and astarkreminderof how few remain.
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Remnants of hospital, school, sundry shops and warehouse are astarkreminderof what is used to be home to thousands of boat people.
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Gene said, is astarkreminderthat life does nt treat everyone the same.
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This became a fashion in the tombs of the wealthy in the fifteenth century, and surviving examples still create astarkreminderof the vanity of earthly riches.
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Barbosa fit the bill, and his dark skin capped the comparison, astarkreminderof the sin of losing.
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