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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a bit appalled" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express mild shock or disapproval regarding a situation or behavior.
Example: "I was a bit appalled by the lack of respect shown during the meeting."
Alternatives: "somewhat shocked" or "slightly dismayed."
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I was startled, even a bit appalled.
I'm a bit appalled that I find myself in this position". She laughed to soften the point.
"O.K., that just sounded like the most lightweight confession you've ever heard," he quickly adds, a bit appalled.
"Oh, I think people are a bit appalled sometimes when they drive up to this enormous house," she says.
"My father was a bit appalled," she said, "because I was the first kid in the family to finish college".
People around the Internets — including yours truly — were a bit appalled.
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I was appalled by the results of this study, but more appalling to me was the fact that some people weren't the least bit appalled.
After a moment of appalled silence, he explained.
European officials, by and large, have been every bit as appalled by Russian behavior as Washington has been; but most have taken a less confrontational line.
The lurid plots, glitzy settings and deliberate seediness of Wagner's novels might sometimes appear to be yet more symptoms of the culture of voyeurism they denounce: Wagner has often seemed a bit too fascinated by what appalls him.
We laughed for a bit about my food choices she was appalled to learn that I thought rice and beans plus salad constituted dinner but before long we had to turn to a graver topic.
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