startle
Example Sentences
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People lingering at night along the shorelines of a small, affluent city north of Miami have been startled lately when they look up.
For their experiment, the pair identified brain cells in a mouse hippocampus that activated when the animal received a startling shock.
From Los Angeles Times
His lyrics also startle the way poems do.
A Southern California driver made a startling discovery Sunday morning when they found a live bird of prey stuck in the grille of their car.
From Los Angeles Times
The onstage dispute between Shapiro and Carlson startled some in the audience, who said it was unexpected, given Kirk’s skill in bringing disparate voices from politics and online media together at his events.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
