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
“Are you panic-stricken? Are your eyes wide? Do you look furtive?” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
This was after goalkeeper Fraser Forster gifted United two goals, Son Heung-min's fourth providing some relief in a panic-stricken stadium before Jonny Evans' third for United restored the tension for the final seconds.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2024
He cried out as if panic-stricken, “The cranes of Ibycus, the avengers!”
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
