stricken

Example Sentences

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"There was some expectation that we'd get another guitar player and just get out there and tour, but we couldn't. We couldn't do that. We were just stunned and grief stricken."

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Representatives of nearly 40 organizations in cities across the country have reached out to him for advice on how similar programs might work in their stricken neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

After his liberation, Kulisiewicz, stricken with tuberculosis, dictated “716 songs in many languages to a nurse who realized how valuable this material was.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The stricken vessel was later found on a sandbank.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

Mr. Ray flopped back down on the couch, his face stricken, like he had seen a ghost.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds