horror-struck
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of horror-struck
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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McGarrahan, taking notes in the witness gallery, was horror-struck.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2021
The two-part “Best of Both Worlds” — 1990’s season 3 finale and season 4 kickoff — left fans horror-struck, as the Enterprise faced off against the monstrous alien Borg, and lost Captain Picard to assimilation.
From The Verge ● Mar. 7, 2019
Even without all the abrupt cutaways to a horror-struck Susan suddenly slamming the manuscript shut, it would be clear that her ex-husband’s novel isn’t just one hell of a harrowing yarn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2016
Laura, who reaches instantly for the Lysol, is horror-struck: so many germs all over her hands, all over her belongings.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2016
“He made seven Horcruxes?” said Harry, horror-struck, while several of the portraits on the walls made similar noises of shock and outrage.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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