striking appearance

collocation in English

meaningsofstrikingandappearance

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striking
adjective
uk
/ˈstraɪ.kɪŋ/us
/ˈstraɪ.kɪŋ/
very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracting a lot ...
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appearance
noun
uk
/əˈpɪə.rəns/us
/əˈpɪr.əns/
an occasion when someone appears ...
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(Definition ofstrikingandappearancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is a curious scene, not least of all due to thestrikingappearanceof the combatants.
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They choose a platypus because of the animal's obscure andstrikingappearance.
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Up front, the single headlamps were mounted in chrome nacelles with a turbine styling theme, creating astrikingappearance.
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The library has a unique,strikingappearance, consisting of several discrete floating platforms seemingly wrapped in a large steel net around glass skin.
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Well traveled and clever, he had astrikingappearanceat six feet tall and was typically dressed elegantly.
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Romanesco has astrikingappearancebecause its form is a natural approximation of a fractal.
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Local people use it for meat, but itsstrikingappearancemeans that there is also a market for it in the pet trade.
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A man ofstrikingappearance, he travelled widely and used his travels to provide the settings for some of his novels to good effect.
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Borrow was said to be a man ofstrikingappearanceand deeply original character.
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He had astrikingappearance: tall, thin, bald, his voice and mannerisms unforgettable to anyone who saw him.
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In addition to its high main summit it has two subpeaks, that give it astrikingappearance.
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Its neck is white, striped with black and has a verystrikingappearance.
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Itsstrikingappearanceis supplemented by its noisy nature, with a loud "did-he-do-it" call.
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With astrikingappearanceand charm, he was perceived as quite the ladies man.
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The plants, in maturity have white follicles of hair around them, giving the plant a verystrikingappearance.
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Itsstrikingappearanceis supplemented by its noisy nature, with a loud and scolding "did-he-do-it" call, often uttered at night.
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He was noted for hisstrikingappearancewhich consisted of dark brown hair and dark brown eyes.
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The desired overall impression is a horse that is tall, strong-boned and ofstrikingappearance.
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Most uses of treads are for theirstrikingappearance.
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They soon became popular attractions at public aquariums and aquatic theme parks due to their intelligence, trainability,strikingappearance, playfulness in captivity and sheer size.
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