Sentence examples for a little startled from inspiring English sources

She looked a little startled.

I confess I'm a little startled.

Dick looked a little startled.

"Do you want it?" Yes, I said, a little startled.

They seem a little startled by the question.

Mr. Feinberg looked up at the man, a little startled to realize he'd been overheard.

At the same time, she admits to being more than a little bit startled at the sharp upward curve her professional life has taken in the last couple of years.

When it was my turn to have the few fleeting minutes with Sedaris, while he patiently signed books at a fold out desk, I crouched down, looked at him and almost whispered, 'David, did you always believe in yourself as a writer?' I was a little bit startled to see how quickly he became so serious.

Other animals find themselves in direct confrontation with humans, like the bear staring down a startled little girl across a wire fence, or the raccoon cornered on a basket-ball court by two teen-agers, one wielding a skateboard.

I think everyone was startled a little bit.

A little girl, too, was startled by the ghoulish faces and wrapped her arms around Ms. Ryan's leg.