Example Sentences

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Unprecedented warming in the North Atlantic has startled some researchers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2023

The extent of the exposure has startled researchers.

From The Guardian • Apr. 18, 2020

He has startled rival campaigns in recent days by reserving almost $35 million in airtime for television commercials outlining his biography and political agenda, a figure that dwarfs other campaigns’ advertising budgets.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2019

The effort has startled some public health veterans.

From Reuters • May 30, 2019

This thing has startled your conscience more than all the crimes of a lifetime.

From Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue by Ashton, Warren T.