be taken aback
Example Sentences
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Granddaughter Lesley Hiscott, who was named Leslie, said her grandfather would be taken aback.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2023
It would be easy to be taken aback.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2023
If you've taken in those wonders, you may not be taken aback by some of Rajamouli's narrative structural choices in this one.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2022
“Most citizens would be taken aback by a judge, let alone a justice, voting on a case on a university on which she sat on a governing board,” he said.
From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2022
I pretend to be taken aback and hold up my hands in mock defeat.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
