stricken
IPA: strˈɪkʌn
adjective
- Struck by something.
- Disabled or incapacitated by something.
- (military, nautical, of a warship) Having its name removed from a country's naval register, e.g. the United States Naval Vessel Register.
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Examples of "stricken" in Sentences
- The small town was stricken with grief after the sudden loss of their beloved mayor
- The farmer was stricken with panic when he saw the storm clouds rolling in
- The community was stricken by poverty and unemployment, leaving many families struggling to make ends meet
- The mother was stricken with fear when she couldn't find her young child in the crowded park
- The boxer was stricken with a devastating blow to the head, knocking him out cold
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