How to use startle in a sentence

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• I was startled by the whip of the rope when it finally snapped.From the entry whip
• The lizard's immediate flight when startled makes it hard to catch.From the entry flight
• Startled, the wood pigeon flew off, its wings flapping noisily.From the entry flap
• Take care not to startle up the quail.From the entry startle up
• Above his head, a startled bird arrows up, into the sun.2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 279. From the entry arrow
• “Is she in good health?” “Oh, yeah,” Jerry said with a startled chuckle.2017, Joanne Bunyak, On Hunter’s Point, Xlibris, →ISBN. From the entry babcia
• "Because my brother was a valraven?" Aunt Jaz looked startled for the first time.2017, George Hagen, Gabriel Finley and the Lord of Air and Darkness, Schwartz & Wade, →ISBN, page 186. From the entry valraven
• I was rather startled at the sudden despondency of her tone.2015, R. Austin Freeman, A Silent Witness, →ISBN. From the entry it's a long road that has no turning
• Katrín was so startled that her neck cricked painfully as she looked down.2014, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, I Remember You: A Ghost Story, Minotaur Books, →ISBN. From the entry crick
• It startles me, and I start to scoot back, away from the fire.2014, Jane Peranteau, Jumping, Hampton Roads Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 80. From the entry Harry-Potterish
• Horses were easily startled and might bolt off the tow path or into the canal itself.2012, John H. White, Jr., Wet Britches and Muddy Boots, page 171. From the entry runaway
• A lightning strike startled her, and the ax took off part of that finger.2012 March 13, Susan Straight, Take One Candle Light a Room: A Novel, Anchor, →ISBN, page 128. From the entry boucherie
• Startled, I glanced him o'er and o'er, Wondering I noted him not before.2012, Madge Morris Wagner, Debris Selections from Poems. From the entry naturehood
• Startled by the venom, Erik almost dropped a sushi into his mixture of soy sauce and wasabi.2009 September 14, Frank Penater, “Undercover”, in The Gene Card, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 161. From the entry sushi
• Startled at the term "Mumsy" instead of the usual "Mam," Mary Joy cringed a little inside.2009, Lillian M. Henry, In Bristol Fashion, AuthorHouse, page 202. From the entry mumsy
• Ederic rises, startled from his chair, eyes wide - EDERIC: "What?2009 October 27, Michael Moorcock, Elric In the Dream Realms, Del Rey, →ISBN, page 305. From the entry Ederic
• Are you looking for me gold?" Josh looked startled and Will began to laugh.2008, Gwen Lepkowski, “Tornado”, in Cross-country Treasure Hunt (and the Mystery that Followed), Longwood, Fla.: Xulon Press, →ISBN, page 46. From the entry arr
• Mid-muse, Darcy was startled by a weird noise — something between a splat and a thunk.2005, Jory Simms, Welcome to Where?. From the entry splunk
• Curious, unsymphonic sounds bellow from his startled stomach, from his neglected innards.1998, Robert McLiam Wilson, Ripley Bogle, page 87. From the entry unsymphonic
• Octopus clambered about from hole to hole and startled sweep blurred away as we passed.1993, Tim Winton, Land's Edge, Picador, published 2014, page 28. From the entry sweep
• The house wore the startled doggy air of having been undeservedly rebuked.1993, John Banville, Ghosts. From the entry doggy
• Startled bears often make a ‘whoosh’ or ‘woof’ sound as they turn to run.1985 February, Michael Parfit, “Kodiak: ‘Twice as Good as Anybody!’”, in Connie Bourassa-Shaw, editor, Islands: An International Magazine…. From the entry woof
• An abrupt, loud wuu is occasionally emitted by a startled animal.1972, George B[eals] Schaller, “Behavior within the Group”, in The Serengeti Lion: A Study of Predator–Prey Relations (Wildlife Behavior…. From the entry woof
• In socialist societies, there is a ‘me tooism’, a complex which startles the sensitive observer.1972, Romesh Thapar, “A Disciplining Philosophy of Living”, in Anil Bordia, J[ames] R[obbins] Kidd, J[ames] A. Draper, editors, Adult…. From the entry me tooism
• Jessica passed her hand across the door as she entered, was startled to identify plasteel.1965 October 1, Frank Herbert, “(please specify the page)”, in Dune, Philadelphia, Pa.: Chilton Book Company; [Toronto], Ont.: Thomas…. From the entry plasteel
• The startled man blowing out his drink is one of the surest laugh-getters of the modern drama.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London. From the entry blow out
• "It's all right," Joey startled him by announcing, toppling his tower of parcels into the cart.1919, Israel Zangwill, Jinny the Carrier: A Folk-comedy of Rural England. From the entry inquiration
• The audience snickered, and Nan saw the startled flash of pain in his sunken eyes.1914, Caroline Lockhart, “The Foreman of the L.X.”, in The Full of the Moon, Philadelphia, Pa.; London: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott…. From the entry revamp
• As dancer after dancer entered, I could hear gasps and cries of the guests, startled to find them in their midst.2016, Alexander Chee, The Queen of the Night. From the entry ballerino
• But before the minnow has a chance to answer, we're startled by a suckery sound from outside the cave.2015, Davy Ocean, Deep-Sea Treasury, page 342. From the entry suckery
• Tossing the remote to a startled Esper, who juggled it before grabbing hold, he slipped down from the couch.2014 December 23, J.S. Morin, A Smuggler's Conscience: Mission 2, Magical Scrivener Press, →ISBN. From the entry kidsy
• He knifed up, startled from a dream.2014, Glen Craney, The Yanks Are Starving. From the entry knife up
• The newly wed couple were startled beyond description.2012, Kim So-Un, Korean Children's Favorite Stories. From the entry newly wed
• "Dream House" is the full magilla, with imaginary images, sanity questions, peek-a-boo startles and the usual are-they-real-or-not? characters.2011 September 30, Joe Neumaier, “'Dream House' review: Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz thriller is just an embarrassing nightmare”, in New…. From the entry magilla
• He looked at her, startled and a little disappointed.2010, L. J. Smith, The Vampire Diaries: The Return: Shadow Souls, HarperTeen, →ISBN, page 140. From the entry unicorn bait
• The fact that he is next but three in line for senior partnerdom (palace coups permitting) never stops him looking startled.1994, The Solicitors' journal. From the entry partnerdom
• She has a little breathless voice and a startled little laugh; even her name is like a powder puff.1988, Margaret Atwood, Cat's Eye, page 295. From the entry Susie

Meaning of startle

1. verb To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
2. verb To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.
3. verb To deter; to cause to deviate.

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Questions about startle in a sentence

How do you use startle in a sentence?

Startle is used as a verb and noun. For example: “I was startled by the whip of the rope when it finally snapped.”

What is a short sentence with startle?

“a horse that startles easily”

What does startle mean?

Startle means to move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.