horror-struck
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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
After all, what could be more irritating, and even offensive, than to have someone photographing you while you mourn, horror-struck, the burning of a relative’s body?
From New York Times ● May 24, 2018
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
Yet most of the work seems more horror-struck than holy.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2015
“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
