stricken

Example Sentences

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Representatives of nearly 40 organizations in cities across the country have reached out to him for advice on how similar programs might work in their stricken neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

A clear timeline for recovering the other stricken boats has yet to emerge.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

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 • Dec. 14, 2025

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 • Dec. 5, 2025

As if stricken by some blasting spell it burst asunder: there was a flash of searing lightning, and the doors tumbled in riven fragments to the ground.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien