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Discover LudwigThe phrase "also startled" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that someone or something was surprised in addition to another reaction or feeling.
Example: "She was excited about the surprise party, but she was also startled when everyone jumped out to yell 'Surprise!'"
Alternatives: "also surprised" or "additionally shocked".
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Its improvisatory style and naturalistic detail also startled some viewers.
It also startled some people in the State Department.
It also startled and unsettled Mr. Romney's top advisers and prompted a blame game among them.
It also startled the Europeans, who began scrambling to prevent further defections.
He also startled the interviewer by standing up and urinating in the corner of his dressing room.
A spokesman says these were personal expenses and were not processed.Officials were also startled at his appetite for corporate hospitality.
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It can also startle an unsuspecting parent.
Julie's physical condition also startles.
An original, The Granite Gaze, about the Catholic church's treatment of Irish women, also startles with its dark poetry.
Disney's sugary customer service can also startle visitors who aren't used to such uniform cheerfulness.
Of course, this was back in 1939 (when fear of war was justifiably high)." Fordyce recalled another aspect of traveling aboard the Clippers that would also startle today's passengers.
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