With this startling thought, Harry almost forgot the part he was playing.

Then came the startling thought that perhaps the vampire had already materialized beyond the door!

He became rigid, as if arrested by a startling thought.

Obvious to her, it was such a startling thought to me that I wrote it down.

This raised the startling thought that maybe there really is no escaping high school.

A startling thought, that, and one which in and of itself was somewhat remarkable.

For the first time she considered a new and startling thought.

He had a sudden startling thought, that it could be the government working on one of the black programs he'd just been hearing about.

It was a startling thought, pleasing and frightening at the same time.

Dan had a sudden, startling thought that almost knocked him off his feet.