A louder “Mr Adeyemi, please!” got him startled to self-awareness.

Source: https://guardian.ng/business-services/trapped-funds-foreign-airlines-neighbouring-countries-cash-in-on-nigerias-1-5b-travel-bazaar/

And in December, traffic police were startled to find a tiger cub in the boot of a car they had stopped for a minor traffic infraction.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65195926?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

And just today, I have been fielding private notes of alarm from his startled colleagues.

Source: https://fortune.com/2023/03/30/putin-truth-american-journalist-evan-gershkovich-arrest-russia-economy-collapse-sonnenfeld/

Asylum seekers were startled to discover how hard it is to get dental treatment in the UK.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/11/asylum-seekers-in-britain-obliged-to-grit-their-teeth

Biden looked startled, then dazed and confused.

Source: https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/02/17/biden-walks-out-on-reporters-at-white-house-calls-nbc-reporter-to-answer-his-questions-n531353

But insiders within the intelligence community were startled by the chancellor's words.

Source: https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/another-stumble-german-intelligence-criticized-for-slow-handling-of-russian-coup-attempt-a-3641ce3c-1986-4f65-ba3a-efecabbaea1e

But maybe I shouldn’t be so startled.

Source: https://www.timescall.com/2023/10/15/scott-rochat-rochat-can-you-see-working-in-the-dark/

“He’s not even an educated man,” I scoffed to my startled mother when I came home from Sunday school one day.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/from-belfast-to-sanaa

He's startled by the whole ordeal.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/great-mcu-ant-man-lines/

He worries about his blood pressure and says he is startled by loud noises.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/6/3/we-need-peace-m23-war-displaces-drc-residents-yet-again

It's named "Jerusalem!" as an exclamation from being startled.

Source: https://kfyo.com/ixp/157/p/lubbock-what-should-you-do-if-you-find-a-jerusalem-cricket-in-your-yard/

Luckily, the cows were not startled and did not cause any injuries.

Source: https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/23753864.cows-caught-exploring-rhostyllen-monday/?ref=rss

She’d startled it again.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/read-queer-space-opera-excerpt-these-burning-stars-1850923378

This is an evolutionary ‘fight or flight’ response that causes us to be startled when we are surprised.

Source: https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/why-are-we-so-afraid-of-mice-and-other-rodents

When the startled man got up and tried to walk away, his 38-year-old assailant followed, aggressively swinging her arms toward him.

Source: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6028702/weekend-court-roll-a-hollywood-fraudster-and-a-predatory-photographer/

“Yelling, startled moose,” Cage wrote of the experience.

Source: https://thewalrus.ca/the-legacy-of-saskatchewans-most-controversial-and-impactful-artist-program/