consternation

Example Sentences

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But it did little to cool her consternation.

From Los Angeles Times

But the controversy has caused consternation among USC professors past and present.

From Los Angeles Times

I brought him his cup of coffee, thick with sugar, and watched him look around in mock consternation.

From Literature

To my consternation, we heard a bell ring.

From Literature

The book, published just a quarter of a century after the events that inspired it, caused consternation because of the way it highlighted the suffering of German civilians.

From BBC