Sentence examples for a bit startled when from inspiring English sources

Jin Ying, 49, Mr. Wang's mother, said she was a bit startled when he came out two years ago, but she was not entirely surprised.

Gov. George W. Bush of Texas was a bit startled last week when asked about God's choice for president at a rally in Greenville.

When construction began, the neighbors were a bit startled by the neo-modern structure rising next to their more traditional homes.

I was a bit startled.

He saw that I was a bit startled.

Quinn looked a bit startled, then replied, "I'm really not".

Carswell, the reporter, sounded a bit startled: "Yeah, obviously," she replied.

Reid, a bit startled, replied: "What are you talking about?" Boehner repeated: "Go f— yourself".

Are they moving forward?" Rose looked up, a bit startled, paused, then finally spoke.

Tess is 10, and her mum, Nicola Harrison, looks a bit startled.

They seemed a bit startled at first; at least one man, bare-chested, may have been summoned from the shower.