startle
Example Sentences
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"May Frankness May Startle" On July 2, after my resignation, a breakthrough finally came in the crisis over Lebanon.
From Time Magazine Archive
Startle Pah from his invisible perch and send him down for us.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
But if the Archangel's trump at the last hour Startle the ear of Death and wake the soul To frenzy!—dreams of infancy! fit tales For garrulous beldames to affrighten babes!
From Poems by Southey, Robert
"Startle me, it could not, madam," said Mr. Palmer, "for I have been prepared for it some time past."
From Tales and Novels — Volume 05 by Edgeworth, Maria
Startle into inattention by a smart slap of the hands together, sharp extension of the finger, abrupt turns upon the floor.
From Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers by Wells, Amos R.
Vocabulary lists containing startle
"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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The Circuit
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 5
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