Horror-struck

Horror-struck, he watched a train being loaded "hermetically", filled with naked bodies "to bursting" — a "quivering cargo of flesh".

Earliest eyewitness account of the Holocaust finally to be published in UK 2011

Horror-struck at the relation, she fell into faintings; and, unable to give any reply, was carried to her chamber.

The Curate and His Daughter, a Cornish Tale 2008

Horror-struck, Harry waved madly at the other three to follow him as quickly as possible; they scurried silently toward the door, away from Filch's voice.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Rowling, J. K. 1997

Horror-struck, the caller darted from the house, and returned in a few minutes with his arms laden with logs.

Story-Lives of Great Musicians Francis Jameson Rowbotham

Horror-struck, as I had been, at the first mention of the unfeeling word

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 271, September 1, 1827 Various

Horror-struck, he watched the door burst from its locks and hinges; a roaring cascade of cold sea-water came pouring in the room, and a moment later the whole castle crumbled and fell to pieces.

The Firelight Fairy Book Henry Beston 1928

Horror-struck, I hastened to the brink of the abyss just in time to see two splashes upon the surface of the little cove below.

Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

Horror-struck, I saw him swing down from the bank, splash through the water with raised tomahawk, and gain the top of the run.

Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909

Horror-struck, I saw him swing down from the bank, splash through the water with raised tomahawk, and gain the top of the run.

The Crossing Winston Churchill 1909

Horror-struck as I was, the instinct of self-preservation induced me to admire the deed exceedingly, while my very frame quivered and my blood was frozen, to see the noble science of war and the honour and chivalry of arms reduced to the practices of midnight assassins.

The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B. 1903