Startle Sentence Examples

Selyn wrenched the door open fast enough to startle Deidre.

The changes in his mate were new enough to startle him sometimes, but she was without a doubt his mate.

You'll startle him and then he'll be killed.

The very first verses in the book startle the reader by their exaggerations, e.g.

Like Jean Hardouin he got to believe that a great deal of what is called classical literature was compiled by anonymous authors at a much later date, and he used frequently to startle his colleagues, the Gustavian academicians, by his audacious paradoxes.

It was not only to startle and impress the world that he paraded his eccentricities of splendour.

Normal levels of noise startle the baby to an abnormal degree.

For this reasom, she may startle at loud sounds.

For instance, in some cases, an infant will startle easily at a sudden, loud noise.

This conclusion may startle us with our generally received notions of the whole nation as exiled.

While she may provoke a startle response from your garden visitors, an Argiope at your garden gate is a sentry, protecting you and your garden plants from wasps, mosquitos, aphids, grasshoppers, and several other pests.

How we controlled ourselves sufficiently as not to gasp and startle Howie awake, I don't know.

A sudden scurrying mouse could easily startle an elephant and may cause it to rear up.

Many small dogs are naturally shy about large, unknown objects and may startle easily, giving them the tendency to struggle and slip out of collars and other restraints.

Yelling or screaming "No" can startle your pet so much that he fails to connect it directly to his offense.

The Moro reflex (or startle reflex) occurs when an infant is lying in a supine position and is stimulated by a sudden loud noise that causes rapid or sudden movement of the infant's head.

The audiologist observes startle responses and motor reflex changes in the child as various noisemakers are employed to elicit these responses.

While the cost of an Oreck air purifier may startle you, you can't put a price on the benefit of fresh, clean air in your home or workspace.

Body movements may occur such as brief arm or leg movement or a startle reflex.

We want everyone to enjoy their time on the Trail, and you do n't want to startle the horses !

Your tug should only be hard enough to startle her and disrupt the behavior.

This should startle him enough to interrupt the barking without harming him.

The objective is to startle the dog into realizing that he is playing too rough.

You may even startle a few of your friends if they are not expecting to see lenses when they look into your eyes.

If you startle or somehow aggravate a bear and it attacks, play dead.

Moro reflex-A startle response in a newborn, characterized by spreading the arms with the palms up and fingers flexed; the reflex usually disappears by two months of age.

The word coming so close upon the sensation of cold water rushing over her hand seemed to startle her.

However, be careful, you can make someone fall in a shower if you startle him or her too much.

A more soothing alarm clock can wake you up gently, allowing you to go to sleep safe in the knowledge that the alarm will not startle you out of your slumbers.