panic-stricken
Example Sentences
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Investors waking up to volatile and panic-stricken markets on Monday may be surprised to discover that gold is now in negative territory for the year after a painful bout of profit-taking and deleveraging.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
Prosecutors argued that this left his poorly trained, panic-stricken crew effectively useless amid the fire, which possibly originated in a trash can sometime after 2:35 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
The chaotic manner of Wolves' 94th-minute equaliser from Tom Edozie - eventually going in off Riccardo Calafiori - summed up Arsenal's panic-stricken finale as goalkeeper David Raya collided haplessly with defender Gabriel to cause confusion.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
“Are you panic-stricken? Are your eyes wide? Do you look furtive?” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
Alfred Sewell remembered the panic in the North Division: “Like an immense drove of panic-stricken sheep, the terrified mass ran, and rushed, and scrambled, and screamed through the streets. ...”
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
