remarkable
unusual or striking
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,850 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,771 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- unusual or striking also: singular a remarkable sightsuch poise is singular in one so young
- worthy of attention because interesting, significant, or unusual also: noteworthy, notable a noteworthy fact is that her students rarely complaina noteworthy advance in cancer research
remarkable in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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This is a very remarkable point in the plot.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1
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Very little children have sometimes done remarkable work in the plays.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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We have before us the table of deaths for 1813, which gives the following remarkable ages.
The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6 · Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks · Chapter 1
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At other times the contests are only of the intellect and the mind, but are equally remarkable.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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And Mme. Favoral tried to persuade herself, that, in this respect at least, her husband was a remarkable man.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1