stricken

Example Sentences

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Years later, Lou shook with tears and reached for his son’s hand in his own mother’s hospital room as she lay stricken with illness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

A 22-metre robot arm will help remove a third sample of radioactive debris from inside Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator said Thursday, as it unveiled the snake-like device.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

An animal charity is having to pay out about £400,000 on vet bills each year as call-outs to help stricken dogs increase "massively", staff say.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

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

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

His eyes sprang open again, and he caught a glimpse of his own stricken expression in his parents’ dresser mirror.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix