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
Occasionally a large group of birds will be startled and show up as a ring on the radar detection system, he said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2023
She went to bed sometime between eight and eight-thirty only to be startled awake later when a horse-and-wagon clattered past her window at high speed.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
