A short set of Chinese characters in foot-high black letters stood stark against the white wall.

A vast door that appeared to go nowhere, standing stark and alone.

Beyond the canal, the new city stands stark in the scorching sun.

In the distance, the familiar silhouette of the Tor stood stark against the sky.

For the outline of wall and tower stood stark on the sky.

Against the bright, constantly changing sky the dolmen stood stark and black.

The central part of the city stood stark and unburied on the top of a hill.

Then he turned to the side and lifted a hand to the cross that stood stark and black behind him.

The effect is of trees standing stark in fields and it is somewhat Japanese.

Mountains stood stark, more harsh without greenery on their slopes.