How to Use aback in a Sentence

aback

adverb

• But she was taken aback by just how many people needed help getting food at all.
  — Carrie Arnold, STAT, 25 June 2020
• Turley was taken aback by the fireworks in the hearing room.
  — Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2020
• Monkman’s work leaves the viewer in awe of its grand scale, and taken aback by its extreme content.
  — Nick Martin, The New Republic, 21 May 2020
• Officials from both parties said they were taken aback.
  — John Follain, Bloomberg.com, 19 May 2020
• That said, the World of Dance judge was still taken aback by the news about Tom and Erin.
  — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 2 Aug. 2020
• For a moment, Harvey was taken aback, his chest warming with legit joy.
  — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020
• They were also taken aback by the nature of the Japanese.
  — Stephen Wade, Star Tribune, 5 Aug. 2020
• But even the experts are taken aback at how effective these measures have been to curb transmission.
  — Sharon Begley, STAT, 5 June 2020
• West Point officials said this week that they were taken aback by the impromptu announcement.
  — Eric Schmitt, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2020
• In episode 6, Ava and Mary come across Ronda and are immediately taken aback by its beauty.
  — Rachel Paige, refinery29.com, 5 July 2020
• Nonetheless, Dreiling was taken aback by the recent announcement.
  — cleveland, 4 Aug. 2020
• Even some of her closest advisers were taken aback to learn that a cousin of Breed’s was shot and killed by San Francisco police over a decade ago.
  — Dominic Fracassa, SFChronicle.com, 29 June 2020
• When Sharon Beck first saw the photo of herself – hat in one hand, scarf in the other, arms extended in victory overhead – she was taken aback.
  — Michelle Matthews | [e-mail], al, 7 June 2020
• But other city leaders were taken aback by Barbot's departure at a moment when the city is facing such key health questions as whether and how to reopen schools safely.
  — Karen Matthews, baltimoresun.com, 5 Aug. 2020
• But the decision to remove Berman unfolded with particularly dizzying speed and seemed to take even several of the participants aback.
  — Katie Benner, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2020
• Fans seemed taken aback that your team wasn’t able to make more of it.
  — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2022
• McGee, though, was taken aback by Miller’s view of her speech.
  — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2022
• Howard went on to say he was taken aback when Gard grabbed his arm.
  — NBC News, 21 Feb. 2022
• Taken aback, Kate exited the chat and threw her hat in the ring for a job back in L.A.
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2022
• In scrambling to find a rental car, she was taken aback by the prices and lack of options.
  — Nora Naughton, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2021
• Sale was a bit taken aback—he’d never put a date on it.
  — Steven Levy, Wired, 5 Jan. 2021
• The victims were taken aback and frightened by how big and fat the monkeys were.
  — Yuri Kageyama, USA TODAY, 27 July 2022
• Yet even a number of Trump allies were taken aback by the RNC's move.
  — Manu Raju, CNN, 7 Feb. 2022
• When told that he has been described as a con man, Smith seemed taken aback.
  — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 20 Sep. 2020
• Schuler, who had only packed enough gear for a few days, was taken aback.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2022
• Schwartz was taken aback by the number of people who turned out.
  — oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2021
• And Wall Street leaders have been taken aback by the harsh rhetoric of the current moment.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Jan. 2021
• Some parents said they were taken aback by the closure of schools.
  — Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2020
• Bernard must have been taken aback by this letter from an unknown nun.
  — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
• Meanwhile, Taurus would be taken aback by Aquarius' approach to life.
  — Aryelle Siclait, Women's Health, 2 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024