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Meanings of panic-struck in English
Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation.
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Examples for "frightened"
Examples for "frightened"
1
The frightened manager of the Red Spark was in the control room.
2
The idea of being seen frightened me; it just didn't stop me.
3
It's happened often enough that they aren't frightened by it any longer.
4
She had good intentions, but she wanted her friends to be frightened.
5
In fact, the idea of doing so frightened him quite a lot.
1
Paulo was terrified: 'Do you mean I'm going to have shock treatment?'
2
He is always terrified in the moment of real crisis and peril.
3
Cutler said both were terrified of Keylock, who threatened them with violence.
4
They are the actions of a government terrified of adverse media attention.
5
In a way she was terrified; in another way she was contemptuous.
1
They panicked in the way that people trained to expect violence panic.
2
Of course, that was a surprise and, of course, they panicked then.
3
Some panicked producers have decided to continue exporting, even at a loss.
4
People panicked when they started to get into financial difficulties, Wrightson said.
5
The political establishment panicked in the immediate aftermath of the General Election.
1
The English hosts were in panic-stricken flight; Scotland at last was free.
2
They scream for mercy; they throw away their guns; they are panic-stricken.
3
To the panic-stricken people the minutes that followed seemed years of terror.
4
His failure left him puzzled and panic-stricken; he could not understand it.
5
The possibility of passing in safety did not enter their panic-stricken minds.
1
I wouldn't be so panicky today based on what happened last night.
2
For one panicky moment he wondered if he had said too much.
3
So excellent against Serbia, they have been desperately disappointing, far too panicky.
4
Wall Street was panicky-chieflybecause of the immense depreciation in railway securities.
5
I got a little panicky; we were treading in very dangerous waters.
Usage of panic-struck in English
1
Goignies also attempted, without success, to restore order among the panic-struck ranks.
2
The wounded man flew to the troop; the others were panic-struck, and fled.
3
I marvelled at the self-possession so soon following the spell of panic-struck muttering.
4
They were already panic-struck by the unexpected appearance of the enemy.
5
I remember how we all stood, mute and panic-struck, in the dark little counting-house.
6
Agias and his companion watched the throng of panic-struck exiles.
7
And, strangling and panic-struck, he became wilder in his fruitless efforts to wrench loose.
8
But there were others, who had been as it were panic-struck by the statement.
9
These poor people fled like panic-struck sheep, and the soldiery tracked them like wolves.
10
I was nearly as panic-struck and powerless as Welbeck himself.
11
Judges, advocates and auditors were panic-struck and breathless with attention.
12
While we sashayed on the steps, she glanced back, panic-struck.
13
The assailants fell back, panic-struck at the loss of their commander; and our attack failed.
14
Before sunrise the whole camp was panic-struck, for it was surrounded by men with rifles.
15
After some time the KING enters, accompanied by many GRANDEES; and starts, panic-struck, at the sight.
16
The authorities were completely panic-struck, expecting that their own Town Hall would be the next attacked.
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