be taken aback
Example Sentences
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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
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
People tend to be taken aback, but really there is no need to worry.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2022
It was Mrs. Richardson’s turn to be taken aback.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
