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Meanings of aback in inglés

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Usage of aback in inglés
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In New Zealand, local fans were also taken aback by the news.
Radio NZ
2
The board were taken aback by size of the problem at Laiki.
Reuters
3
Alice was quite taken aback by the extent of this negative concept.
Alice in quantumland: an allegory of quantum physics
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Some users said they were taken aback by the silver fix loss.
Reuters
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It left several Ministers taken aback by the severity of the warnings.
The Irish Times
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But not as taken aback as I would be come Monday morning.
Monday Mourning
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Jamieson stood speechless for a moment, completely taken aback by the proposal.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
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Slightly aback, Heat didn't want to say thank you, but she did.
Raging Heat
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Taken aback, I couldn't answer, and the atmosphere grew even more stilted.
Evil and the Mask
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Lorena was so taken aback that she didn't know what to say.
Lonesome dove
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Faye was instantly taken aback, but she didn't want to let on.
Family album
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MaNtuli is taken aback when she learns about her enemy's new venture.
The South African
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He had been taken aback enough not to absorb her suggestion immediately.
Small wars: a novel
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Kelly seemed so taken aback by the suggestion, he couldn't help chuckling.
Michael's discovery
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The words ripped out of her, and even Sted paused, taken aback.
The spirit rebellion: the legend of eli monpress: book 2
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For the first time, it was Wagoner's turn to be taken aback.
Cities in Flight
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