horror-struck

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Horror-struck, Harry waved madly at the other three to follow him as quickly as possible; they scurried silently toward the door, away from Filch’s voice.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

Horror-struck at the sight of a warrior armed with a huge tree, his enemy turned and fled.

From Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India by Kingscote, Mrs. Howard

Horror-struck with the shocking spectacle, he, from that hour, renounced all connexion with the world, and imposed upon himself the most rigid austerities, which he continued until his death, forty years after.

From A Visit to the Monastery of La Trappe in 1817 With Notes Taken During a Tour Through Le Perche, Normandy, Bretagne, Poitou, Anjou, Le Bocage, Touraine, Orleanois, and the Environs of Paris. Illustrated with Numerous Coloured Engravings, from Drawings Made on the Spot by Fellowes, W.D.

Horror-struck, Dr. Wawruch, who was an enthusiastic admirer of the composer, hastened to his house and found him lying in the most precarious state, completely alone and neglected.

From Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) by Graeme, Elliott

Horror-struck as he was, he would not despair of his country,—he would not believe that the brothers’ union was about to turn into a brothers’ war.

From The Brothers' War by Reed, John Calvin