startle

Example Sentences

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Ukraine’s impressive, even startling, rates of drone construction, deployment, and iteration could give the right European investors a key edge there, too.

From Barron's

“Oh,” I say as a small dog with a squished-up nose startles awake, her tail coiling like a spring.

From Literature

She startles and spins around, just as jumpy as last night.

From Literature

Not I’m sure this is a little startling.

From Literature

They say one way to grab someone’s attention is with a startling piece of data, so get this: Four women were having espresso martinis in San Francisco this past fall.

From The Wall Street Journal