half-startled

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“Do what?” he asked, half-startled and half-irritated by my words and manner.

Carnacki, the Ghost Finder 2007
He looked up, half-startled, his face beaming with smiles.

How to Win Friends and Influence People Dale Carnegie 1981
He glanced behind him, and was only half-startled to find both Dax and Gordek so close that he bumped them with his shoulder when he turned.

ARMAGEDDON SKY L. A. GRAF 1997
He looked up, half-startled, his face beaming with smiles.

How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job Dale Carnegie 1970
He looked up, half-startled, his face beaming with smiles.

How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job Dale Carnegie 1970
He looked up, half-startled, his face beaming with smiles.

How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job Dale Carnegie 1970
Captain Verenski's Oriental features had a half-startled, half-puzzled look.

The Highest Treason Randall Garrett 1957
Duncan demanded, half-startled by her ready acquiescence.

The Last Woman Ross Beeckman
At that moment Mr. Clifton turned towards me a half-startled, half-triumphant look.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 Various
She stole frequent, half-startled glances at her blue satin-shod feet and even pinched a fold of her chiffon gown between her fingers to feel if it were real.

Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman Pauline Lester