Thesaurus / taken aback

taken aback

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A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.

Of course, considerations of weight have to be taken into account, but the more mould round the roots the better.

Within the past thirty years civilization has rapidly taken possession of this lovely region.

What course was taken to supply that assembly when any noble family became extinct?

The pig family did not know when Squinty would be taken away from them, and all they could do was to wait.

On this account, great care should be taken to provide well-drained positions.

I admitted every one of these possibilities but said, every time, that taken together, they destroyed one another.

If it be taken from others 'tis like plums stuck upon blackthorns; there they are for a while, but they come to nothing.

The next moment a pistol was fired at their head, and a deep groan shewed it had taken too true an aim.

No young Cave Swallows were taken and gonads of adults were in various stages of reproductive activity.

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OCTOBER 26, 1985