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
Geirean and Landen didn’t have time to be taken aback.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023
It would be easy to be taken aback.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2023
Reiko Uchida, 43, a housewife from Saitama, a suburb outside Tokyo, said that normally, she would be taken aback if someone told her they were gay or lesbian.
From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2023
I pretend to be taken aback and hold up my hands in mock defeat.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
