be taken aback in Czech
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Sentence patterns related to "be taken aback"
1. The Government seemed initially to be taken aback by these attacks, but was apparently in no position to retaliate nor, it appears, did it initially consider the rebellion a serious military matter
2. Those not familiar with The Beatitudes may be taken aback when they read them and discover that the secret to happiness is hungering, thirsting, and being persecuted for what is right, living meekly, mourning
3. Although the writing has literally been on the wall in blood for the past decade and a half, the West, especially Europe, continues to be taken aback every time a new terror attack occurs, as if each one were the first.