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Usage examples of recoiled.

Frill had a good look at the reactions: the marines, to a man, recoiled and tightened their hands on their weapons as the huge bear-like beings hunched to get through the portal and then stood up and stretched, to relieve the cramp they had endured on the small shuttle.

Some of them had recoiled in terror, wondering what punishment was in store for them, harboring an assailant.

And when he opened his mouth to speak, she advanced on him so infuriated that he recoiled slightly, not trying to evade the hard finger she poked into his chest as emphasis to her words.

They snapped imaginary coils toward the Hunters or recoiled fearfully from their spears.

Greene recoiled, wondering if Todd was about to strike him, then sat very still.

Finally, the worm recoiled for a moment, and Simeon whirled aside and fled, dodging and jinking through the maze.

Then it recoiled, as the wood turned to a hoop and expanded, thrusting the rows of teeth back.

She put out her hands and concentrated, then recoiled horrified as the turbines increased their speed slightly in response.

Sascha broke in, scowling fiercely at the boy, who recoiled from his expression, "with Lessud, Shria, and their family in a Long Island Residential Linear that is not remotely like Linear G in Jerhattan.

Once again he felt a mental touch and almost recoiled from a second experience.

Then his eyes bulged out, fit to pop from his head, and he gasped, exhaling, and even Bunny, on the far side of the room, recoiled as his exhalation reached her.

When Mitford lifted off the temporary dressing, he curled his lip and recoiled slightly at the look of the puncture, then carefully replaced the bandage.

Despite herself, she recoiled, tearing her hand free of Mihall’s grip.

Not a dragon wing moved, not a rider recoiled as the silver stuff began to drop on to the sea.

Petiron recoiled slightly, but Segoina continued affably, "It is the best time to remind a child of what it knew in the womb.