The question she needed to ask almost caught in her throat.

Canfield focused a little more on him as the question caught his attention.

The question had caught her off guard as he'd known it would.

The question, which came first, caught me completely off guard.

The direct, simple question caught everyone at the table by surprise.

The question caught her by surprise, but it brought some welcome relief.

The question caught her off guard, but she answered without hesitation.

If the question caught Bay off balance, he didn't let it show.

The question came out of nowhere and caught me upside the head.

The question had caught me completely off guard, and I still couldn't make up my mind whether she was stupid or only appeared to be.