Sentence examples for something has startled from inspiring English sources

Something has startled him awake.

The backlash has startled city officials.

The northern constituency has startled some residents by draping itself in a foreign flag, alternately swaggering and fretting about "owning the podium" on behalf of something called Canada.

The sudden reversal has startled many experts.

The indictment has startled artists and civil libertarians here.

Nonetheless, the success of the book has startled everyone involved.

He has startled the Italian electricity industry along the way.

"The bizarre plot has startled those who live in Waseca.

The request has startled residents who have asked police officials to detail the equipment on the Cleveland police wish-list.

Then something must have startled it, as it suddenly stared upwards, as if a bird of prey were flying over, and slowly sank under the water, as if wanting to be inconspicuous.

What could have startled him?