Sentence examples for are startled by a from inspiring English sources

Astronomers say they are startled by a new analysis showing that Jupiter contains much higher amounts of the rare noble gases than expected.

Citizens who are startled by an unexpected knock on the door or by the sight of unknown persons in plain clothes on their doorstep may be relieved to learn that these persons are police officers.

"Citizens who are startled by an unexpected knock on the door or by the sight of unknown persons in plain clothes on their doorstep may be relieved to learn that these persons are police officers," he wrote.

One striking example, Meyer says, was a neurological test called prepulse inhibition (PPI) in which animals are startled by an unexpected noise such as an air horn.

I was startled by a sudden tinkling sound.

Fans were startled by a first-inning fire alarm.

But in 1983, I was startled by a rare survival of the old Memorial Day.

But on this night, as her lids grew heavy, she was startled by a sound.

The group is startled by a Macedonian shepherd and his snarling dog.

("It is hard not to be startled by a sixty-word citation to Thornton Wilder").

I'd been startled by a rat crossing my path and disappeared into some roadside shrubbery.