And, every time one moved, the other was startled out of sleep.
It was startled out of her, not really a question.
He looked up, as if startled out of a dream.
She turned to him, startled out of her own thoughts.
By then I didn't expect a response, so her voice startled the hell out of me.
I asked him, startled out of my own dilemma by his words.
The phone startled Jordan out of a sound, deep sleep.
A few moments before, something had startled him out of that sleep.
She turned into the kitchen, startled out of herself by this invasion from the night.
A noise at the front door startled me out of my thoughts.
