How To Use Aback In A Sentence

He seemed a little taken aback, sat and listened with fur bristling, one hand stroking the back of the other.
This contact of his had passed on to him a list of slightly disreputable jewelers and watchmakers in the area, on which I was rather impressed and a bit taken aback to find my appearance.
She looked taken aback for a second; the change of subject had been abrupt.
Options B and D are not correct as the word 'aback' means to get startled by something and does not means the same as the word 'back' which is used in the answer choices B and D. LearnHub Activities
The little girl screamed and it took us aback.

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William was taken aback by the girl's forwardness.
I was rather taken aback, because it raised some tricky theological and metaphysical questions. Times, Sunday Times
Economists were taken aback by the pace of the slowdown and were split about whether prices would slow further this year. Times, Sunday Times
Saying that Joan was taken aback is to put it mildly. She was completely flabbergasted.
Many stewards were taken aback at the prospect of such a drawn-out dispute and the union appears less bombastic this time around. Times, Sunday Times
Nurse Callan taken aback in the hallway cannot stay them nor smiling surgeon coming downstairs with news of placentation ended, a full pound if a milligramme. Ulysses
At the time, the department said it had been "taken aback" at the levels of non-compliance in the iron and steel and ferroalloy industry sector, whose processes could significantly contribute to pollution if not properly mitigated and managed. ANC Daily News Briefing
he was taken aback by such inhospitality
And on top of that, like an unexpected extra, there is a beauty which can take you aback. Times, Sunday Times
Many stewards were taken aback at the prospect of such a drawn-out dispute and the union appears less bombastic this time around. Times, Sunday Times
I know about than the preposition vs. than the introducer of elliptical clauses, but this example took me (intuitively, not analytically) aback.
Once the boat has tacked the jib will be aback.
There was a warmth in his voice and an ease of manner that took me aback. Times, Sunday Times
Somehow this year's springtide has taken us aback. Jack Schimmelman: Central Park: A Performance in Four Seasons (Spring)
She was taken aback that they would persist in trying to convince her that she should stay on with them, when she had so many business callings that she could never commit to one single thing.
The two started down the dusty road and John was quick to follow, but his father's words pulled him aback.
Even singer Rob Thomas of matchbox twenty - himself no stranger to screaming women - was taken aback.
I was a little taken aback by his forwardness. Times, Sunday Times
Frank regains consciousness, and is taken aback to find that he is handcuffed to his hospital bed.
Anyone driving down Shaw Road this summer might have been taken aback by a dazzling floral display.
Taken aback, she stammeringly asked them, ‘Are you sure your commanding officer sent you to the right address?’
The richness and elegance of the church took me all "aback;" it was so entirely different from anything I had seen, that it was difficult to decide whether I was most charmed by its novelty or its beauty. Views a-foot
But then they see the finished works and it really takes them aback, which is great. Undefined
Watching the chefs at work was fascinating too although I was a bit taken aback to note that they lick their fingers and serving spoons as they plate up the food.
Roland was taken aback by our strength of feeling.
Roland was taken aback by our strength of feeling.
He was somewhat taken aback by the news that the police intended to arrest him.
Everyone, including the movers of the motions, was taken aback by the vote at April's conference of the AUT lecturers' union to boycott certain universities.
I was very much taken aback by his anti-intellectual comments on the Irish language.
And the staff are somewhat taken aback at a request for something quite so mundane as a list of properties for sale. Times, Sunday Times
Mr An is one of many people taken aback in recent years by a change in the atmosphere of intellectual life in Indonesia. Times, Sunday Times
But then those who had come to see Putin as an economic liberal were taken aback by the crude expropriation of Yukos and renationalization of profitable private firms. The Return
As Martin approached the disrupted field he was taken aback by the beauty he beheld, for as long as the web had lasted, perhaps the last 300 years, and as long as he had Crawling it, he had never before seen such intense light. 365 tomorrows » 2009 » June : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day
My son rode pickaback on me to watch the parade.
MPs on the business select committee who were having their first opportunity to question the business secretary were taken aback at the news. Times, Sunday Times
A heavyset woman in the rough shapeless dress of a common country woman came out of the house as they approached, looking rather taken aback by them all.
I was taken aback by the news of his death.
Ford seemed taken aback by all the praise. Times, Sunday Times
He seemed a little taken aback by that, and thereafter completely ignored her instructions.
Church going I'm taken aback. Times, Sunday Times
Everyone had to get used to it very quickly and it took some people aback. The Sun
He sat among the children and pacified one agitated four year old who was taken aback by all the attention he was receiving.
Of course, I appreciated the highly complimentary term masterpiece, but at first I was taken aback by dark. True You
I was quite taken aback. The Sun
My experience so far with genre-blending is that while F&SF readers don't mind a bit of romance as a sub-plot, they are very taken aback to have it presented as a main plot, urgently looking for the" important "political action to identify as the plot instead." [via Fred K.] October 2007
Hillary grew up in this culture, so yes she was taken "aback" by these comments; you, others, and obama being so shallow minded and dismissive of someones culture and values is ignorant. obama will never be President. Geoffrey Garin: Obama's Small-Town Comments Would Damage Him In General Election -- And Super-Dels Should Consider Them
I was taken aback by how motherly she was and her genuine concern. The Sun
Briggs would be half-way through his window dressing, and Gosling, the apprentice, busy, with a chair turned down over the counter and his ears very red, trying to roll a piece of huckaback — only those who have rolled pieces of huckaback know quite how detestable huckaback is to roll — and the shop would be dusty and, perhaps, the governor about and snappy. The Wheels of Chance: a bicycling idyll
I stood still at the window, taken aback by the passion of the outburst as much as the completely unexpected words.
More than anything I was struck by how incredibly green and lush everything looked after the dryness of the Spanish countryside. I have not been to Spain before, and I was quite taken aback by the aridity of it all.
I watched them both, a little taken aback, as Von Rogoff and Herr Lindstrom made clockwork conversation.
Admit it - that reference to Scylla and Charybdis took yoU aback. A MEANS TO EVIL
I was rather taken aback, because it raised some tricky theological and metaphysical questions. Times, Sunday Times
Leanne was rather taken aback by her mistress's comment, but nodded.
Mr Bush-ensconced on his Texas ranch more than a thousand miles away-appeared taken aback and ill-prepared.
we were taken aback at her sudden reappearance
Saavy handicappers and fantasy football players do all the research they can to keep up, but everyone's been taken aback by the game-day inactive list at one point or another.
So we were delighted, thrilled, taken aback, and absolutely breathless in bounding up to the stage to make a 60 second thank you. Theater J Wins Mayor’s Arts Award for Excellence in an Artistic Discipline « The Blog at 16th and Q
He's taken aback by all of this because, in "terms of volatility," Giffords was in the lowest percentile among members, and not a "hothead" at all. TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads
Carrie withered her, and for a second Stevie was taken aback.
At first I was taken aback. Times, Sunday Times
Benjamin was taken aback when he met him, -- he could scarcely divine what this titled Englishman could want of him. From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin
But, Auntie!" cried Jennie, "he's not going to try to carry me pickaback, you know. Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point
Standing higher than the others on the edge of the breach was that giant who had brought Grandfather Fragini in pickaback, looking a young god on an escarpment of rock on Olympus. The Last Shot
Villa, having perhaps been slightly the better team, were taken aback at conceding. Times, Sunday Times
Cross was a little taken aback by her abrupt manner.
Yet the photos have a sort of unposed quality; each subject seems slightly awkward and taken aback at the prospect of having their photo taken in their private place.
Mara looks very much taken aback, she steels her jaw, inhales sharply and stomps off in a strop.
The leader of the monks was taken aback, but quickly regained his composure.
'We'll make young Garon carry you pickaback ,' Cleaton said with an evil grin. IRONCROWN MOON: PART TWO OF THE BOREAL MOON TALE
The orchestra, led by the duo of drummer Mel Lewis and trumpeter Thad Jones, as well as the one led by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi and reedman Lew Tabackin, each incorporated into their music the harmonic advancements favored by more intimate combos. Big-Band Sounds—Of the 1970s
From the first five minutes, I was taken aback by how good the pacing felt. The Sun
The authorities were taken aback, and took the unprecedented step of cordoning off the painting.
The British appeared taken aback at the ferocity of the attacks. Times, Sunday Times
Now, if an even-keeled non-partisan person had written a chapter, I'd be taken aback by it, but the fact that greenie was involved really has no effect on me. A Nation of Entrepreneurs?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“He was being very flirty and I was quite taken aback but just went for it,” said Agar, who chalked up his behavior to too many pints followed by too many shots of sambuca. William and Kate
The British appeared taken aback at the ferocity of the attacks. Times, Sunday Times
My father pacified me by taking me on his shoulders and carrying me "pickaback" up and down the shop, and I clung to him in the happy consciousness that I belonged to him, and that he would not let anybody else have me; though I did not feel quite easy until Captain A New England girlhood, outlined from memory (Beverly, MA)
For that reason one is amused rather than taken aback by a Flemish diptych of the turn of the fifteenth century from the Catharijneconvent in Utrecht.
I knew nothing of this, of course, and on the penultimate day of the Congress, a Friday, as I was strolling home enjoying the morning after a strenuous late breakfast with Caprice, I was taken flat aback by Blowitz's moon face goggling at me from the window of a drosky drawn up near my hotel. Watershed
The 70-year-old writing, yoga and meditation teacher says she has been taken aback by what she calls the couple's "high-handedness," demonstrated not only by the scope of their project but in the way they cleared brush to mark their property lines and expanded a road cutting up the hillside. A Family's Adventures Underground
After being taken aback by the shoddy reception the superstar gets when he returns to his hometown after being on the receiving end of all sorts of hosannas on the road, his disciples get a little miffed.
And the staff are somewhat taken aback at a request for something quite so mundane as a list of properties for sale. Times, Sunday Times
I was really taken aback, but couldn't help but be intrigued as it was an interesting concept. The Sun
Nevertheless, I was momentarily taken aback by this packaging revelation.
Hernandez seemed taken aback by the attention his proposed bonfire created.
‘OK, sorry,’ Leanne said, taken aback by Rob's uncharacteristically foul mood.
For a moment, I was completely taken aback by her request.
Jordan was taken aback for a moment before he undid his seatbelt and leant over to his mother to wrap her in his embrace.
Economists were taken aback by the pace of the slowdown and were split about whether prices would slow further this year. Times, Sunday Times
Now he could look right through the tiny window over the roof, on to the tree-tops aback of the house.
His dark suit and sober tie took aback a country that had known him only in T-shirts and jeans. Times, Sunday Times
MPs on the business select committee who were having their first opportunity to question the business secretary were taken aback at the news. Times, Sunday Times
He was visibly taken aback by the idea of having to go and do this, but he was willing to give it a go. POSITIVELY FEARLESS: Breaking free of the fears that hold you back
the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback
Again, the gas permeability value is specifically controllable by varying the modified huckaback construction.
A range of bath, hand, bidet and, shaving towels are also available in 100% linen huckaback weave fabric, as also are laundry and shoe bags.
But she was so taken aback, she did as she was told. Times, Sunday Times
There was a warmth in his voice and an ease of manner that took me aback. Times, Sunday Times
I was so taken aback I was quite unable to think of a suitably clever rejoinder. AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR
He was taken aback by the sheer number of places they had found containing such wretched people.
Still, she must have been taken aback by the brutal tactlessness of such lines as these, in Jonathan Galassi's new translation: The Raptures of a Tragic Visionary
When a sloop is hove to she is stopped in the water by her foresail being sheeted aback, on the windward side.
The little girl screamed and it took us aback.
A big pot of steaming cocido, huckaback towels wrapped around the pot handles. Their Dogs Came With Them
No wonder Simon Peter is taken aback when his Lord and his God starts stripping off his clothes. Beginner’s Grace
She was a bit taken aback to hear the slight quaver in her father's voice as he replied.
CHAPTER VIII THE ADVENTURES OF TOMMY TAKEN aback though he was by the man's words, Tommy did not hesitate. The Secret Adversary
He was a little taken aback by her question but quickly recovered himself.
Paul was taken aback by the fatherly protective instincts that seemed to well up from deep inside him.
Hogni answered, “None the more shall we waver for that cause; for little methinks have we shrunk aback whenas men fell to fight; and naught shall it avail thee to make us afeard, — and for an ill fate hast thou wrought.” The Story of the Volsungs
Perhaps he had expected to find her still a compliant little girl, but he seemed visibly taken aback by her anger.
I was taken aback and thought,'What is this? Times, Sunday Times
These images may take some readers aback, but because today's youth have little or no conception of the grotesqueries of modern war teachers may want to consider seriously using these in the classroom.
He was also taken aback because he felt the PR consultant was maligning someone who was dead.
I think the figure we paid for him takes people aback - we've done really well. The Sun
He was obviously expecting a more vehement denial and was taken aback when I laughed at him.
I was a bit taken aback at how easy it was. The Sun
So there we were with our slinky little dresses, sashaying across the stage singing religious music and I think it just took the world aback.
As she rounds a bend in the path, she stops suddenly, taken aback by the view of a cascade of clear, blue water tumbling from atop a small cliff.
The little girl screamed and it took us aback.
She was a little taken aback by that but hightailed it over there, anyway. The Priest
She tried to sound casual, as if she really didn't care if he were talking to her or not, hoping he'd be taken aback.
It always takes you slightly aback when you see a Test cricketer close up. Times, Sunday Times
The singer is capable of delicacy, as well; the occasional pianissimo utterance takes you aback.
Visiting the Google headquarters, he was taken aback by the scene: people working at haphazardly placed sawhorse desks and the director of engineering, Urs Hölzle, playing a high-tech game of fetch with his huge dog, making the floppy beast chase the beam of a laser pointer. In the Plex
When I moved from this ivory tower to Fleet Street I was somewhat taken aback at the ‘any ologist will do’ attitude when obtaining quotes for a story - although I soon became aware of the time constraints that made this necessary.
We are all absolutely taken aback by the shark attack. Times, Sunday Times
He could tell that Shannon was taken aback by the news of King Nick refusing to wed anyone else, but throughout the meal she was concocting another plan, one that he will never forget.
For a split second I was taken aback. Times, Sunday Times
He was somewhat taken aback by the news that the police intended to arrest him.
Watching the chefs at work was fascinating too although I was a bit taken aback to note that they lick their fingers and serving spoons as they plate up the food.
I was taken aback by his question for a second before I recomposed myself.
The jockey was taken aback to be handed a bus ticket by hospital staff, but a car was dispatched to return him to the racecourse. Times, Sunday Times
Perhaps it was too dark for Miriam to notice how Louise was taken aback by this remark, how she blushed.
Squaring her head-yards, the brig dropped her mainsail, braced her cross jack-yard sharp aback, put her helm a-weather and got sternway, while her after sails and helm kept her to the wind. The Mutineers
Taken aback, Rebecca feels Patrick brush past her; for a second she smells his sweat mixed with antiperspirant; then he is gone. THE CHEEK PERFORATION DANCE
pickaback" on a man's shoulders; a nice, modest, good-looking young woman, her hair rubbed all over with _nkola_, a red pigment, made from the camwood, and much used as an ornament. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868
Sökvabäck var där också: i dess sal satt Oden hos Saga, 90 drack sitt vin ur det gyllene kärl; det kärlet är havet, färgat med guld av morgonens glöd, och Sagan är våren, skriven på grönskande fält med blommor i stället för runor. Fritiofs Saga
The giant who carried the old man in pickaback the first night of the war! The Last Shot
He liked seemed taken aback at that; but he would fain persuade me 'at the rector was only in jest; and when that wouldn't do, he says, Agnes Grey
The original test consisted of 29-36 huckaback type towels, each folded and stacked to a height of 10-11 inches.
I'm taken aback - even in bureaucratic Belgium you don't have to show your identity card to go for a pee.
I was quite taken aback, and before I could find myself had sillily stammered, “I — I am a gentleman.” Chapter 3
Alyssa blinked her heavily mascaraed eyes at my short friend, clearly taken aback.
There's been much talk of how he deals extensively and enthusiastically with the recent furore but I was more taken aback by his outfit. Times, Sunday Times
Otto the Soft (Preston Sadleir), whose name is spelled "otto," is a quiet, likable fellow who is understandably taken aback when OTTO announces without warning that otto "doesn't exist anymore. When Two Heads Are Lesser Than One
US negotiators were taken aback that the Chinese leader sent his deputy to the main negotiations. Times, Sunday Times
I know that David Schindler is a careful scholar, but I was surprised and taken aback by his recent blanket negative statement about Christopher West in reaction to West's Nightline interview. Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog:
People started to make rag or rough linen carpets in the plain cloth or huckaback techniques.
The unhappy faces were a sorry sight; several of the boys were taken aback when she smiled.
I was a little taken aback by her use of the familiar term but I recovered quickly.
New Year's Eve revellers outside York Minster were taken aback by the sight of a group of youngsters frantically stuffing grapes into their mouths as the bell tolled the start of 2005.
We are all absolutely taken aback by the shark attack. Times, Sunday Times
In contrast, it is preferable that an infant should be held in a pickaback ride or a vertical manner when the head of the infant is set and the body of the infant becomes bigger.
From what I gathered, it was his mum on the line, and he seemed really taken aback at what she had to say.
Again Alexandria laughed at his young ways, but still was taken aback at the beautiful regality she saw in the golden-haired youth.
Even Bernhard was taken aback by the vehemence of the response.
Linen huckaback is super absorbent yet lightweight fabric making the large bath towels perfect for travelling.
MPs on the business select committee who were having their first opportunity to question the business secretary were taken aback at the news. Times, Sunday Times
Your request took me aback.
Part of the initial problem was that there were pockets of people who had different views, and some people were taken aback by what they were saying.
He looks around for secret doors, mystery, is taken aback by the commonplaceness of the room and the men in it, thinks he may have gotten in the wrong place, then sees the signboard on the wall and is reassured.
I think the dermatologist I visited for the first time was a little taken aback at my forthcomingness.
On the walk back from the Hrruban village -- until Hrrula had taken him pickaback -- his stride had matched his father's when he wasn't dancing ahead or jumping over obstacles. Decision at Doona
The singer is capable of delicacy, as well; the occasional pianissimo utterance takes you aback.
Alex looked mildly taken aback at my overeager response and raised his eyebrows.
I was quite taken aback by the graphic details describing the author's sex life.
The roach is taken aback by this determination and walks away. Hayate No Gotoku! ep 19 « Undercover
Sangster, a retired slater, added: ‘The girl at the stonemason's yard was a bit taken aback when I told her the stone was for me.’
Instead of being taken aback, he felt a perverse obstinacy rise up inside him.
taken aback by the caustic remarks
I was taken aback to read the rather slanted and unbalanced coverage of the debate on the issue of protected structures in last week's issue of the Weekender.
Emma was somewhat taken aback by his directness.
Bedad, I don't ondercumstubble," he replied, taking off his cap and scratching his head reflectively, rather taken aback by my Latin quotation; "though if that haythen lingo manes soft sawder, by the powers I've got lashins av it! Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea
To make the story brief, Mr. Field did so, and the outcome -- at which I was somewhat taken aback -- was the remarkable book, "Culture's Garland," with its title imitated from the sentimental "Annuals" of long ago, and its cover ornamented with sausages linked together as a coronal wreath! The Holy Cross and Other Tales
He was sitting pickaback in a cloth on a powerfully-built servant, the ends of the cloth knotted on the man's forehead. The Jungle Girl
Mr. Bosbach said in a German television interview last week that he had been taken aback by "below-the-belt" political attacks after coming out against the expanded bailout fund and that he was reconsidering whether to run again for his parliamentary seat in 2013. Rift in Merkel's Party Surfaces
Peter holds the jib aback until our bow swings across the wind.
She was completely taken aback by his anger.
She hesitated a moment, as though she was taken aback by her own sudden rhapsodic tone. THEBES OF THE HUNDRED GATES
Paul was taken aback by the fatherly protective instincts that seemed to well up from deep inside him.
She came along handsomely, with foam to the hawsepipe, thanks to the freshening breeze, and her main royal and topgallantsail clewing up as she approached, for our signal had been seen; then drove close alongside with her topsail aback and in a few minutes we were aboard, shaking hands with Captain Blow, and all others who extended a fist to us, and spinning our yarn in response to the eager questions put. The Honour of the Flag
And the staff are somewhat taken aback at a request for something quite so mundane as a list of properties for sale. Times, Sunday Times
If you're confrontational and you cut to the chase, some people are taken aback by it. Times, Sunday Times
I can understand how he feels, I'm taken aback, to say the least, by this fierce display of fighting ability that I never imagined Milon capable of.
Even the most skeptical visitor to Pepperberg's lab is sure to be taken aback by what the birds can do.
I was very taken aback. The Sun
But Lily was a "mannerly" member of good society, if her circle was small, and she was not to be taken aback by any compliment a man should pay her. Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches
I was a little taken aback at the directness of the question.
But it is surprising that both the Pentagon and the American public seem to have been taken aback by the hit-and-run attacks.
There were, in chief, a basin and a jug of water and a slop-pail of tin, and, further, a piece of yellow soap in a tray, a tooth-brush, a rat-tailed shaving brush, one huckaback towel, and one or two other minor articles. In the Days of the Comet
I was taken aback by the news of his death.
Made of hard-wearing half-linen twist in huckaback weave.
The British were taken aback by the enemy ship's apparent burst of speed, but they soon discovered the trick and began kedging themselves.

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