aghast
Example Sentences
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Everyone John meets in “I Swear” is either aghast by his tics or accepts them without struggle.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
MPs and advisers now say it's "incredible" and "unforgiveable" and that they are "aghast" that Robbins didn't flag the problem to ministers at the time.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
At a gas station in Washington's suburbs, Jeanne Williams, 83, was aghast at the higher prices.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
I’m not aghast at the automatic extra-innings runner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
As they had in November 1933, people stood in Central Park and looked skyward, aghast at the blackened sky.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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"Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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