Usage examples for aback
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Mr. Atkins himself seemed a trifle taken aback. – Cy Whittaker's Place by Joseph C. Lincoln
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General Rolleston was quite taken aback for a moment. – Foul Play by Charles Reade Dion Boucicault
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Quest, astonished and taken aback at such a universal revelation of the contempt in which he seemed to be held, found no reply ready- nothing at hand except another glass of whiskey and soda. – The Danger Mark by Robert W. Chambers