Sentence examples for not startle from inspiring English sources
But this is "healing music," after all, intended to soothe, not startle, the stressed.
The boy does not startle as the fake guillotine blade falls inches from his heels.
As Brandreth himself goes on to observe, his comments will not startle anyone.
The ferocity of the Ravens' defense did not startle Brady, whose 55.9 completion percentage in five previous games was his lowest against one team.
A fact that will not startle any professional journalist in India is that the nation's mainstream news media are firmly in the grip of corporations, which exercise control chiefly through direct or indirect ownership of news outlets and advertising budgets.
An upstairs lounge room has the kind of solid desk and sleek computer terminal that blends in enough to not startle the holidaying guest, but still is reassuringly executive, should you suddenly feel the need to sell your stake in Gazprom.
The Blundens were not startled.
Perkins, however, was not startled by the result.
Given the way schools and cities change, Ms. Maurice said she was not startled to learn of the block's unsavory reputation a half century ago.
From the outset executives at CBS as well as other networks were surprised, if not startled, by the weak response to "Falcone".
Overturning clichés is another familiar Ashberian game: we're not startled when someone says "King Alfonso of Spain," but we are when we hear "Alphonse I of Bemidji".
