wonder-stricken
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of wonder-stricken
First recorded in 1590–1600
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The insects swarmed on high, the stars were scattered below, whilst the wonder-stricken Gwynplaine, overwhelmed by a falling ruin of light, and lying in the dust, was enshrined in a glory.
From The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo
Meanwhile the female members of the family had stood wonder-stricken at the sudden appearance of Bucholz, and the fearful information which he conveyed.
From Bucholz and the Detectives by Allan Pinkerton
I can testify, with a full and often wonder-stricken awe, that I believe God answers prayer.
From How I Know God Answers Prayer The Personal Testimony of One Life-Time by Rosalind Goforth
And with that Mr. Billings strode from the room, leaving O'Grady, dazed, wonder-stricken, gazing stupidly after him.
From Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier by Charles King
And yet how useless were his preparations; how wholly all his preconcepts were swept away, and a wonder-stricken "Oh-h-h!" went softly from his throat.
From The Trail of the Sandhill Stag by Ernest Thompson Seton
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