aghast
Example Sentences
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Aghast, she looked up from the screen: "You've got three in there."
From Salon • Jul. 4, 2022
Aghast at the Nazi Holocaust Lemkin coined the term in 1944 and, four years later, succeeded in having the UN define genocide as a crime under international law.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2022
Aghast, the owner cupped his hand over the mouthpiece, turned to his coaches and whispered: “We drafted a corner who weighs 290 pounds?”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2021
Here, Jury confers with his aristocratic friend, Melrose Plant, who keeps a most unusual menagerie that includes a goat named Aghast, a dog named Aggro and a horse named Aggrieved.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2019
Aghast, “But what is it, John?” she whispered.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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"Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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