aback
Example Sentences
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The lawyer representing the Brown sisters and their mother said his clients were taken aback by Thomas’s claims.
He kind looked a little taken aback and said “Oh, well, do you like it?”
From Salon
I was taken aback, because I honestly wasn’t ready to have any kind of conversation about it.
From Salon
The cathedral archivist admits to being taken aback by the package, but alongside the skull was a letter of explanation.
From BBC
Colleagues, friends and family, they found, could be quite taken aback by their new passion.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
