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However, having worked past startlement, not to say consternation, most will acknowledge the peculiar aptness of Farrell’s approach.

From New York Times • May 14, 2019

It only added to the startlement with which she returned his gaze in the unseen mirror.

From New York Times • May 23, 2011

Winner of the World Cinema - Dramatic prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival, David Michôd's Animal Kingdom is a contemplative crime drama with a high startlement quotient.

From Time • Aug. 14, 2010

I took a pleasure in Bono’s startlement, his wariness.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Nelatha's sudden intake of air accompanied by a frightened gasp of startlement caused Si'Wren to cease abruptly from her labors and look up quickly.

From Si'Wren of the Patriarchs by Cheney, Roland Jon