Startled in example sentence

So all hail to Mr. de Lesseps!""Yes, all hail to that great French citizen," I replied, quite startled by how emphatically Captain Nemo had just spoken.

More example sentences with word startled

And everyone turned around, startled.

Sorry about that, if I startled anybody.

Count off!" My fellow hostages woke up, startled, and began to identify themselves in numbered sequence.

As my life goes on, I'm really startled to see that no event can properly be assessed for years after it has unfolded.

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