stricken

Example Sentences

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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

Stopping at the "twisted" frame of his bike to grab some medical supplies, Mr Vernon began triaging the stricken fans in the road, including some still trapped under the Ford Galaxy.

From BBC

When Bell spotted his father, three grandparents and mother’s brother waiting outside his school, he appeared stricken and told them, “You guys are going to get me in trouble,” relatives recalled.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her three children were born at Glenn Medical, and Wampler herself was a patient there for two months last year, when she was stricken with pneumonia and internal bleeding.

From Los Angeles Times

China had only recently resumed purchasing marine products from Japan following an earlier ban imposed after the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant began releasing treated wastewater in 2023.

From Barron's