heart-struck

Example Sentences

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As you may have gathered, “Whales” sometimes lays on the heart-struck whimsy as thickly as a Frank Capra movie.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2012

And in the heart-struck silence which fell upon the little group that she left behind, Lady Caroline gravely bowed and led her weeping daughter from the room.

From A True Friend A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline

But she stopped short a few steps away, heart-struck and gazing at Serge with rapturous astonishment.

From Abbe Mouret's Transgression by Zola, Émile

I saw, and was amazed with heart-struck joy.

From The Seven Plays in English Verse by Sophocles

"What do you require?" asks Wotan at last, in gloom, heart-struck.

From The Wagnerian Romances by Brownell, Gertrude Hall