I can startle people by telling them what was the No. 1 song on the charts when they were born.

You both knew better than to startle people.

The Blur was always pleased when the blinker startled people.

Bomanz walked through it with such calm dignity that he startled people who had known him for years.

Even at age 10, Randy's voice startled people with its resonance.

"You shouldn't startle people like that," I said reproachfully.

I know that startles people, but that's the law.

They have adapted imperfectly, and sometimes in ways that might startle people unfamiliar with them.

She liked to startle people, to shock them.

"It's dangerous because the ending will startle people," Teller says.