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taken aback

adjective as in surprised

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Still, when I saw the menu of latkes the different vendors offered, I was a bit taken aback.

Your sister-in-law is kinder and truly taken aback that you look “so healthy!”

When asked if this characterization had any validity, Raimondo seemed taken aback—I am what?

One of those preachers admitted to The Daily Beast that he was taken aback by her zeal.

He struggled as television crews tried to mike him up for sound and seemed taken aback when delegates asked him for an autograph.

The landlord, who seemed to be thoroughly taken aback, unlocked the door with a trembling hand, and the missionary passed out.

Ethel was slightly taken aback, but only said, "Papa would be very angry if he knew it."

"On my word, here's a pretty knave," said the baron, taken aback by the coolness of the speaker.

I was taken aback that this apparently powerful personage should be seeking aid of me, a prisoner.

Father Francis was taken aback a little by this sudden burst of affection.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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