Sentence examples for it startled from inspiring English sources
Vasari said it startled with its joy and verisimilitude – two qualities that have been mystified by Leonardo's endless work on the painting.
Journalist Matthew Weiner commented in his review for Stylus that "Thirty-five yeafterfter it startled Byrds fans everywhere with its Podunk proclivities, Sweetheart remains a particularly fascinating example of two musical ships passing in the night, documenting both Parsons' transformation into a visionary country-rock auteur and a pop band's remarkable sense of artistic risk".
When the film was launched in America in April, it startled the industry by pulling in $33m on its first weekend; it knocked The Hunger Games off the top slot and earned back its production budget on its opening night.
When the bear took off a second time, it made its way to the Knollwood Golf Course, where a witness said it startled players on a green.
At any rpm, it startles with its ferocity.
Its background tempo may be larghissimo, but it startles us, a dozing symphony audience, with intervals of vivace.
It startles by stealth and apparent quietness, by its steady appeal to unashamed affection and sudden swerves into strangeness.
It startles me, and immediately makes me stare at its apparent point of origin, the seat of Clare's khakis, as if blue smoke might be visible.
It startles an audience into laughter.
