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

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

Maduro was at his side the rest of the way: serving in congress, then as foreign minister and vice president before Chávez, stricken with cancer, anointed him successor in 2013.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

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

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

With gnarled hands stricken with arthritis he gently unhooked her scarf and broke off a large yellow bloom and handed it to her.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai