His comment about the men startled me, but one glance around showed that he was right.

But the last comment startled him.

The last, stray comment startled Rom, and he could not help glancing over at Wyte.

The abrupt comments startled me, even momentary disoriented me.

Her tart and disturbingly prescient comment startled him out of his skepticism.

He had become so accustomed to Duckett's ready acceptance of any of his ideas that the comment startled him.

That comment startled Sh'gall, but he didn't look pleased.

The sardonic comment startled her because it didn't reflect the panic that seemed to have invaded every corner of her mind.

The comment startled her or in some milder way caught her off guard.

Lars's comment startled Killashandra as she finally stood erect, arching her back against tight muscles.