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Example sentences for: startled

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It was only a decade ago that Stephen McCauley published his first novel, The Object of My Affection , and startled his readers by having his gay protagonist, George, move in with a flaky Brooklyn social worker, Nina, and agree to be a father to her unborn child.
No, what startled were Johnson's other jobs: in addition to running Fannie Mae, he is also chairman of the Kennedy Center, Washington's Big Culture box, and the Brookings Institution, Washington's leading liberal/centrist think tank.
However, the chocolate-faced god is quite gaily decorated in hues of red, yellow, and blue, and his round, white-circled eyes look more startled than fierce.
“Turning a corner of the Mazza Gallerie into a women's tennis store, I was startled to see ...
The paper startled me and many others.