How to Use arresting in a Sentence

arresting

adjective
  • His singing is plain but arresting, like looking out to a lush field or up to a blue sky.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2021
  • Their hard stares provide the most arresting images of the film.
    — Chuck Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 28 Dec. 2018
  • Here, a look back at some of the most arresting looks from the runway shows featured in the film.
    — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Both of the arresting officers got out of the car and huddled by the precinct door.
    — C. Nicole Mason, The Root, 5 June 2017
  • Choose this one in burgundy and wing it for a more dramatic and arresting look.
    — Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The sound of hammers is not nearly so arresting as the sound of your own kids’ whining.
    — Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 21 May 2021
  • In the end, though, the season’s most arresting trend might be the most obvious.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2018
  • The sound and lighting effects felt more arresting in their impact.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2021
  • In a tough competition for the most arresting space, the main powder room stands out.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 18 July 2021
  • Nan’s unflinching bravery in life and in work have made her one of the most arresting visual artists of our time.
    — Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Kurt Cobain’s guitar sound was violent and arresting, like his amp was on fire.
    — Nabil Ayers, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Here is a selection of the most arresting images taken around the world in the past seven days.
    — Fox News, 9 Mar. 2018
  • The visual nature of the site means bold designs often get the most views because the videos are so arresting.
    — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2023
  • One of the arresting officers had spotted the girl at a gas station where she had been banned, police said.
    — Jeff Baenen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2019
  • Leavelle had the arresting officers take the suspect to his office.
    — Joe Simnacher and Marc Ramirez, SFChronicle.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Right now, though, there’s some equally arresting drama happening off the field.
    — Chris Bryant | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 20 May 2019
  • The film’s most arresting footage is often of him quietly in transit, shoulders hunched, face creased in thought.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Nov. 2022
  • As Steve, Stan gives one of the most arresting performances of his career.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2022
  • And certainly for me, the most arresting stuff to watch in cinema is the more unspoken stuff.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 30 Mar. 2018
  • What if Woods had refused all testing and refused to say a word to the arresting officers?
    — Danny Cevallos, CNN, 1 June 2017
  • The way Emma deploys speech — her cruelty in it — was very arresting.
    — Paula Aceves, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The most arresting set piece here finds Ethan smoothly sailing off a cliff via a motorbike and a parachute.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 11 July 2023
  • Some of the most arresting moments have a mix of reflective wisdom and hopeful resilience.
    — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Thank you Bryan, Tatiana and the whole cast for a riveting and arresting night of great theater.
    — Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 9 June 2019
  • The Nasca culture succeeded the Paracas and made some of the most arresting art.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Mar. 2022
  • More arresting—and disturbing—was the book that followed in 1979.
    — William Tipper, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The most arresting painting is the last that the visitor discovers, just behind the entrance.
    — Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Enter some of the most arresting Italian appetizers in the city.
    — Washington Post, 4 June 2021
  • The arresting officer is believed to be a close family friend of the Entrekins.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw | [email protected], al.com, 12 June 2019
  • One thing which is truly arresting is the fetichism sparked by Eva Perón, which is highly contemporary.
    — Pablo Sandoval, Variety, 27 June 2022

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