Sentence examples for startled by how from inspiring English sources

I was startled by how much those words hurt.

They confide that they have been startled by how amenable Martin has proved.

Having never shared the tale, she was startled by how little time it took to tell.

Looking at "Jaws" now you might be startled by how simple, even primitive, it is.

When she looked in the mirror, she was startled by how drawn her face had become.

Clearing the mirror with a sleeve, I was startled by how old I looked.

Professor Thorpe said he was startled by how arbitrary medical pricing seemed to be.

"I think we were both a little startled by how natural a blend we were.

Breathing in the jasmine, I am startled by just how vividly present this past is.

I looked back and forth between them, startled by the contrast, how beautiful was the one and how ugly the other, until Cindy, holding her skirt up with one hand, put the other on my head and turned my face to her. "If you're going to respect it, you've got to look at it," she said.

"But I have also been startled by the tremendous gap in perspectives — how differently people see things.