"startle" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Hearing her own name from the old man's mouth, Jennifer was momentarily startled.
- He looked momentarily startled to see a woman, but recovered quickly.
- He seemed momentarily startled, apparently not having expected the door to open right up.
- He was momentarily startled by the ringing of a doorbell.
- He looked momentarily startled, then smiled at them both.
- The waiter was momentarily startled, but immediately adjusted himself to the situation.
- The boys were momentarily startled and broke apart from their huddle.
- His two guards were momentarily startled; Stone didn't give them the least opportunity to recover.
- He was momentarily startled as men are when they wake up away from home.
- A few looked momentarily startled, as if they had never expected to see so notable a figure in the flesh.
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