terror-stricken
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of terror-stricken
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Diane Lynn sat in terror-stricken disbelief on the side of the pitch when a rival fan offered her a cup of tea.
From BBC
Meanwhile, a terror-stricken Sandy desperately tried to comprehend what he was witnessing on that tiny screen.
From Seattle Times
The second dose, he tells patients with terror-stricken faces, will fall on a date during the summer holidays.
From New York Times
They were all terror-stricken except Achilles’ son Neoptolemus, and indeed what they faced was no slight danger.
From Literature
Trillion-dollar markets for government debt, the basic foundation of the financial system, lurched up and down in terror-stricken cycles.
From The Guardian
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