wonder-stricken
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of wonder-stricken
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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She turned her wonder-stricken face towards him still.
From Dickens' Stories About Children Every Child Can Read by Dickens, Charles
Then he did likewise with the oxen in the second, the third, and the fourth wagons, and, turning about, went on his way, and left the wonder-stricken butchers staring after him, speechless, in the street.
From Old Greek Stories by Baldwin, James
By the time Campbell came running up with his eight men, the wonder-stricken Indians had drawn back, and were meditating on the apparent illogicalness of their Queen’s warriors.
From Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America by Hyrst, H. W. G.
Gratified, wonder-stricken, proud, and yet bewildered, Aymer at last got into the shop and made inquiries.
From World's End A Story in Three Books by Jefferies, Richard
Rooney was swift as well as heavy, so that his weight, multiplied into his velocity, sufficed to dislodge the wonder-stricken animal.
From Red Rooney The Last of the Crew by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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