Appalled

Examples

• He pushed open a half-closed door, and we both stood appalled at the sight before us. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• The first four days of his endurance were days so long and heavy, that he began to be appalled by the prospect before him. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Master Charles Bates, appalled by Sikes's crime, fell into a train of reflection whether an honest life was not, after all, the best. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Although he did not look very healthy,--having pimples on his face, and a breaking out at his mouth,--these dreadful preparations quite appalled me. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Both the sisters seemed struck: not shocked or appalled; the tidings appeared in their eyes rather momentous than afflicting. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• When he received this appointment he was both elated and appalled. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Those worthy men were appalled by the length and hardship of the journey before them, and found an early excuse for abandoning the expedition. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Never had I seen Madame Beck so pale or so appalled. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Tarzan was appalled. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

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