wonder-stricken
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of wonder-stricken
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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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 Goforth, Rosalind
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
"You are not greatly confused, if in my presence you can be so urgent that I am wonder-stricken."
From The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
By my faith, I am absolutely wonder-stricken, and not I alone, but all.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 by Runkle, Lucia Isabella Gilbert
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 King, Charles
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