Sentence examples for took aback from inspiring English sources
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"took aback" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used as an idiom to mean being surprised or startled by something. Example: "She was taken aback by the pointlessness of the exercise."
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took aback
verb
Simple past tense of take aback
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