Sentence examples for if startled from inspiring English sources
They were friendly, if startled.
If startled, separated from their cubs or hurt, grizzlies can attack and kill humans.
If startled or injured, grizzlies will sometimes attack and kill humans.
"Oh!" she said, as if startled to realize that she was still clutching pieces of the bouquet.
But in policy terms he edged away from daring, as if startled by the reversals of the week.
But the alert expression of the elephant's eyes, as if startled by some sudden thought, could also have come from one of Rembrandt's portraits; the elephant has glints of the human about her.
If the startled parent managed to reach Shawn Levy, the Montreal-born auteur who created the "N.A.T.M".
The gracious if somewhat startled Mr. Beame smiled and shook my hand.
"Oh, this old gal?" I exclaimed, rocking back on my heels, as if both startled and amused.
"Apologies if we startled you during the successful intercept this afternoon - we only go supersonic over land when absolutely necessary".
From the outset executives at CBS as well as other networks were surprised, if not startled, by the weak response to "Falcone".
