Sentence examples for initial consternation from inspiring English sources
Initial consternation and traffic chaos are not unusual when new road management arrangements are introduced, whether to facilitate cycling, combat rat-running or anything else.
In the 1960s the American psychologist Paul Ekman set out to disprove Darwin's anthropological thesis but found, to his initial consternation, that it was confirmed by mounting cross-cultural evidence.
Just last month, for instance, a German publisher sued in the United States to claim the letter O, and a British judge awarded the initials W.W.F. to the World Wildlife Fund, to the consternation of the World Wrestling Federation.
Yet if there was initial admiration in Berlin for his energy, this turned to consternation when he claimed sole credit for the result.
The initial call for a general strike – a term loaded with legal specificity and practical challenges – led to consternation within the movement and scepticism from the public.
The consternation his promise of a tougher line caused on the Palestinian side was compounded by his initial refusal to meet Arafat face to face and by the severe economic hardship caused by the ongoing internal closure, which had prevented thousands of Palestinians from going to their jobs in Israel.
Commanders voiced consternation.
ONLOOKERS first stared in consternation.
That caused bitter consternation.
This caused much consternation.
