thunderstruck
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More than 90 million Americans watched, thunderstruck, as TV helicopters provided live shots of the action.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024
When he unexpectedly chose the Angels over nearly two dozen other suitors, thunderstruck general manager Billy Eppler jumped from his chair and fell to the floor when he tried to sit back down.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2023
But he was "thunderstruck" when he heard the library faced closure.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2021
“We were both thunderstruck when we first saw each other,” she said during a video call from Florida, where she was visiting her mother, Toots, who briefly wandered into the frame.
From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2021
My sister and I stood equally thunderstruck a couple of feet away from her, clinging to one another in fear, wondering what was happening to our mother.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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