taken off guard

Example Sentences

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"We were taken off guard that it seemed to be working on time scales similar to that of silicon photodetectors."

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

“I was completely taken off guard, but it was a good harbinger of what was to come.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

“And I was so taken off guard that I didn’t say what I should have said.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2023

“So I suppose I was a little taken off guard at first. But the Amoeba folks are really cool, so I guess I just kinda rolled with it.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2023

I’m taken off guard, because we almost never even say the word Flash, let alone talk about it.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold