heart-stricken
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In the first, Seneca addresses his mother, who is heart-stricken over his banishment.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 26, 2015
The most dramatic change of pace was his crooning an anguished, heart-stricken “Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess?”
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2012
R&B singers Monica and Brandy, heavily influenced by Houston, were supposed to perform together at the event, but Davis said the singers were "too heart-stricken."
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2012
Most people were heart-stricken when a tsunami hit Japan in March.
From Inc ● Dec. 21, 2011
The queen retired, and so did the heart-stricken gentleman; but their ruminations and consequent determinations were very dissimilar.
From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Hamilton, Lady Anne
