startled

Example Sentences

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"A walking scorer startled me, got close to me from behind. I pulled my caddie and said, 'You can't let anybody get behind me'," Woodland explained.

From BBC

I had heard it used in school about mad animals, but it startled me, too.

From Literature

Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, died four months after she was scratched by a stray dog she startled under her sun lounger on a beach during a holiday in Morocco last February.

From BBC

I was so startled I could barely find my words but, before I could say anything, she apologized.

From Literature

I inhaled like I’d just been punched in the gut as my heart slammed to a startled stop in my chest.

From Literature