Much taken aback by the unexpected rebuff, he rubbed his head.
From the barricaded and loopholed windows on the other side shots flashed at intervals; the houses were evidently defended in some force, and the throng below were taken aback by the deadly cross-fires from above.
The recruits were taken too much aback to be able to make their salute before the procession had passed.
The Herd-boy was so taken aback by his words, that he stood trembling before him, and did not dare to explain his presence.
I was amazed and taken aback by such a message, and turning to Senor Montesinos I asked him, 'Is it possible, Senor Montesinos, that persons of distinction under enchantment can be in need?
It struck Don Quixote that it was the voice of Sancho Panza he heard, whereat he was takenaback and amazed, and raising his own voice as much as he could, he cried out, "Who is below there?
She looked up at him quickly, and it was now she who was taken aback and, as she had been the other day, at a loss.
He wondered if she were going to take him so dreadfully aback as not even to mention his poems; if she had simply forgotten them, too.
He seemed rather taken aback by what he saw, and finally touched his helmet to signify respect for Lydia.
I am rather taken aback by the success of my experiment," interposed Lydia.
The doctor, for instance, was somewhat taken aback one day by the reply of a poor man with whom he had been condoling over the death of an only son.
The gallant soldier was as much taken aback as if he had turned to find a pistol at his ear.
Peter was so taken aback that he merely gaped at Hendry, until suddenly he knew that his five daughters were furious with him, when he dived for his hat and staggered to the vestry with his mouth open.
But I, who thought the capacity for being taken aback had gone from me, clung to his arm and thanked God audibly that he still lived.
I am told that there is a demand for them among the poor themselves," said Raymond, judiciously concealing how much he was taken aback by this female interference.
He would lay his mainyards aback and heave her to.
Mrs. Sackett was somewhat taken aback at this candor, but managed to keep her feelings well hidden.
Fortunately my aunt was so taken aback by the suddenness of my outburst that she did not notice her.
Thus, diversly to divers ones is given Peculiar smell that leadeth each along To his own food or makes him start aback From loathsome poison, and in this wise are The generations of the wild preserved.
They were all so surprised--so extremely taken abackby Flick's behaviour--that no one moved.
Truth to tell he had been just a little surprised and taken aback at not finding his bag unpacked and his evening clothes laid out before dinner.
She was shrewd enough to know that many a man in love with a widow would be surprised and taken abackwere he suddenly told that she had been married before, not once, but twice.
She was so surprised, so takenaback that for a moment she said nothing.
He had been a good deal taken aback to see how close was the acquaintance between Mrs. Crofton and Godfrey Radmore.
There was a touch of excitement, almost of defiance, in her low voice, and Radmore felt exceedingly taken aback and puzzled.
She spoke with a touch of rather studied unconcern, for she had been a little taken aback last evening when Timmy had told her casually of his own and his godfather's call at The Trellis House.
The "Scourge" had by this time forged ahead of the brig, her sails aback or shivering, as she came up and fell off from the wind, and the boats dancing with full crews toward her.
Mr Philp, somewhat taken aback by the warmth of her greeting.
He'd heard she was lost, but he'd no notion Rogers hadn't taken out an insurance on her, and he seemed quite fetched aback over it.
Why," exclaimed he, too much taken aback almost to find words, "what does it mean?
I was so taken aback at his suddenly appearing like a ghost from my dead past, that I stood perfectly still for a minute.
Yet he was too much taken aback for real assent or denial, and murmured something incoherently about there being no need for hurry, no need to bring a strange woman to the house--as yet.
Huzoor," faltered Dhurm Singh, taken aback at this condescension, and letting the sword he was about to present fall back on its belt with a clatter.
Reaching the stream and tree, he was somewhat taken aback by not finding any one at all.
He was taken all aback at this unfortunate slip in his programme.
Captain, taken abackby the unexpected disappearance of the Indian.
He seemed somewhat struck aback at my manner, but he presently laughed lightly.
I asked, after a bit, for I was struck all aback by the question, and could not at first find one word to say.
I was mightily amazed and takenaback at this speech.
I confess that I was vastly struck aback at this reasonable answer, and began for a moment to misdoubt that my suspicions of the captain were correct.
During the first part the students were taken aback and listened literally with their mouths open.
I could well imagine an enemy being taken aback when he approached these mysterious foes, and beheld their grim dark faces peering through a small loophole at the top of a tower of white flannel.
I went on with my task; but no sooner was it completed, than we were both taken aback on finding that my subject had been given an overdose of chloroform: his face was livid; and it seemed that he had already ceased to breathe.
ELLIE [so taken aback that she drops off the table and runs to her].
I never saw anyone so taken aback as he was when I took him home and introduced him to my father, his own manager.
But when she had drifted close to the bluffs the wind suddenly shifted, took her flat aback and paid her head off shore, exposing her to a raking fire.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "aback" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: short; sudden; suddenly; unaware; unawares
