panic-stricken
Example Sentences
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But they looked panic-stricken when captain Lionel Messi - who else? - made it 2-2 four minutes later.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Investors waking up to volatile and panic-stricken markets on Monday may be surprised to discover that gold is now in negative territory for the year after a painful bout of profit-taking and deleveraging.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
Prosecutors argued that this left his poorly trained, panic-stricken crew effectively useless amid the fire, which possibly originated in a trash can sometime after 2:35 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
“Are you panic-stricken? Are your eyes wide? Do you look furtive?” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
From the other side of the living room door came the sounds of the three Dursleys scrambling, panic-stricken, across the room.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
