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terror-stricken

[ter-er-strik-uhn] / ˈtɛr ərˌstrɪk ən /






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Mr. Silvernail's drolleries help to relieve tension at terror stricken moments.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had heard it along that road packed with terror stricken refugees.

From Dave Dawson at Dunkirk by Bowen, Robert Sydney

When Jesus hung on the cross, and the scornful shouts of the multitude murmured in his ears, the disciples had fled away, disappointed, terror stricken, despairing.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville

With terror stricken eyes the woman looked up into his face and said, "Mistah, please lemme go, please sah!"

From The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist by Bell, Robert E.

The men aloft clung to the royal yards and watched with terror stricken faces.

From Brown Wolf and Other Jack London Stories Chosen and Edited By Franklin K. Mathiews by London, Jack




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