be startled
Example Sentences
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But even jaded readers will be startled by the scope of the self-organizing tyranny besetting the book world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
A person with Tourette disorder might be startled by each separate sound, especially if it increases in volume.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2024
However in real life you cannot help but be startled by his stature, even back then as an 18-year-old.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2023
Today’s readers will be startled by how much in the WPA guidebook has disappeared and how much did not yet exist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2023
Thunderstorm outside the window, that’s why she’s awake, they can hear, they sleep, they can be startled, even there in the soothing of the heart, like waves on the shore around them.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
