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
Yet in my role as publisher of The New York Times, I continue to be startled by the growing resistance to independent journalism.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 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
The workers who knew him well were unsurprised, while the newer ones would often be startled, thinking his behavior a bizarre sort of motivational method.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
