thunderstruck
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More than 90 million Americans watched, thunderstruck, as TV helicopters provided live shots of the action.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024
When he unexpectedly chose the Angels over nearly two dozen other suitors, thunderstruck general manager Billy Eppler jumped from his chair and fell to the floor when he tried to sit back down.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2023
But he was "thunderstruck" when he heard the library faced closure.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2021
“We were both thunderstruck when we first saw each other,” she said during a video call from Florida, where she was visiting her mother, Toots, who briefly wandered into the frame.
From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2021
“Her little cup,” the mother was explaining, smiling apologetically at the waitress, who was thunderstruck at the thought that the mill’s good country milk was not rich enough for the little girl.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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