And, every time one moved, the other was startled out of sleep.

It was startled out of her, not really a question.

He looked up, as if startled out of a dream.

She turned to him, startled out of her own thoughts.

By then I didn't expect a response, so her voice startled the hell out of me.

I asked him, startled out of my own dilemma by his words.

The phone startled Jordan out of a sound, deep sleep.

A few moments before, something had startled him out of that sleep.

She turned into the kitchen, startled out of herself by this invasion from the night.

A noise at the front door startled me out of my thoughts.