stricken

Example Sentences

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Filipino sailor George Miranda was racing to help a stricken vessel aboard the tugboat Mussafah 2 when he last spoke to his wife and young daughter.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

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

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 major incident has been declared over what police have called a sinkhole at a canal in Shropshire, leaving boats either stricken in a gaping cavity or teetering on the edge of a drop.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Mr. Ray flopped back down on the couch, his face stricken, like he had seen a ghost.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds