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The phrase "a bit appalled by" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing 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 by" or "slightly dismayed by".
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"I was surprised, and maybe a bit appalled, by the photos and footage of people leaving the plane with their carry-ons," said Patrick Smith, an airline pilot who flies internationally and blogs at Askthepilot.com.
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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.
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.
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.
I can't help but think the modern reader of my mother's impending memoir will be a little appalled by the casual adultery, the recreational alcoholism, but also just a little bit intrigued; it's like reading about a foreign country, or Margaret Mead's Samoans.
It won't shock anyone that I, as a rabbi, am appalled by the first reaction.
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