stricken

Example Sentences

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Madigan: I feel stricken by what’s happening with the Washington Post, stricken.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Maduro was at his side the rest of the way: serving in congress, then as foreign minister and vice president before Chávez, stricken with cancer, anointed him successor in 2013.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

A clear timeline for recovering the other stricken boats has yet to emerge.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

A major incident has been declared over what police have called a sinkhole at a canal in Shropshire, leaving boats either stricken in a gaping cavity or teetering on the edge of a drop.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

“Are you all right, my friend?” the man said, his voice hushed and stricken.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill