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Stricken in a sentence

Stricken meaning

  1. Struck by something.
  2. Disabled or incapacitated by something.

Synonyms of Stricken

ill sick afflicted smitten struck affected laid low

Related words

Other words often associated with Stricken or its synonyms:

poorly sickly ailing peaked unwell indisposed seedy gaga strained stirred impaired nauseous

Using Stricken

  • The main meaning on this page is: Struck by something. | Disabled or incapacitated by something. | Disabled or incapacitated by something.
  • Useful related words include: ill, sick, afflicted, smitten.
  • In the example corpus, stricken often appears in combinations such as: the stricken, stricken by, stricken with.

Context around Stricken

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

grief 4× drought 2× children 1× renewals 1× sounded 1× plague 1× financially 1× poverty 1×

Often after:

empire 1× credit 1× western 1× victims 1× victim 1× look 1× former 1× deer 1× areas 1× father 1×

Sentence patterns with Stricken

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a grief stricken empire on 1× around the stricken aircraft in 1× as their stricken number 11 1× at his stricken victim 1× drugs and stricken by hypertension 1× financially stricken former owner 1× has a stricken look on 1× he sounded stricken 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

adding on ting 1× australia sent a 1× banks scramble over 1× but that enormous 1× colorado is enjoying 1× considering the whole 1×

Common sentence endings:

ahead of her 1× an enlarged heart 1× bailed out for 1× by emergency staff 1× destroy his field 1× he sounded stricken 1×

Words around Stricken

Just before it in the word index:

strick 5 strichen 6 stribling 7 stribber 2 strib 5 striatum 24

Just after it in the word index:

stricker 14 strickland 248 stricklen 2 strickler 6 stricklin 4 strickling 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

afforded 460 auckland 460 bahrain 460 baroque 460 booster 460 coated 460

Corpus analysis for Stricken

  • In this selection, "stricken" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, grief, drought, children, empire, credit and western stand out and add context to how "stricken" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a grief stricken empire on and around the stricken aircraft in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "stricken" sits close to words such as afforded, auckland and bahrain, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with stricken

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Considering the whole story, he sounded stricken. (7 words)

It is stricken when the violation is fixed and penalties are paid. (12 words)

Her grief-stricken father told the publication his daughter had an 'amazing future ahead of her'. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

And so even as he guides us on a hushed procession through the streets of Wakanda and through a series of eerily beautiful funeral rites, Coogler maintains unflagging forward momentum and quickly puts a grief-stricken empire on high alert. (40 words)

But that enormous volume of output has not come without a cost, as viewers have come to see in the past year, as numerous shows saw their renewals stricken, or had episodes/seasons “disappeared” from streaming services for reasons. (39 words)

During the plague which hit the islands in 1813, he had the medical doctor in charge of the plague stricken victims of Xagħra stay at the convent, and aided many of those suffering from the terrible disease. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Adding on, Ting said that no parent likes to see their children stricken by life-ending diseases; thus, it is important that society share their love and render support whenever they can.

And so even as he guides us on a hushed procession through the streets of Wakanda and through a series of eerily beautiful funeral rites, Coogler maintains unflagging forward momentum and quickly puts a grief-stricken empire on high alert.

Australia sent a limping Nathan Lyon out to bat on one leg at Lord’s as their stricken number 11 helped leave a formidable chase of 371 on the fourth day of the second Ashes Test.

Banks scramble over stricken Credit Suisse: Markets braced for new turmoil as Swiss lender bailed out for.

But that enormous volume of output has not come without a cost, as viewers have come to see in the past year, as numerous shows saw their renewals stricken, or had episodes/seasons “disappeared” from streaming services for reasons.

Colorado is enjoying above-average snowpack on its typically drought-stricken Western Slope, which is good news but the winter’s not yet over.

Considering the whole story, he sounded stricken.

During the plague which hit the islands in 1813, he had the medical doctor in charge of the plague stricken victims of Xagħra stay at the convent, and aided many of those suffering from the terrible disease.

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Elvis was just 38 but already obese, ravaged by drugs and stricken by hypertension and an enlarged heart.

Ethan Wenton initially acted as peacemaker during the dispute, which involved his girlfriend and a group of men, before brutally lashing out at his stricken victim.

Farmer Ali Mohammad Mia has a stricken look on his face as he watches the unit destroy his field.

Financially stricken former owner Infrared has sold the centre under administration to Galliard Homes and DVS Ground Rent in a joint venture deal.

Firefighters recorded the heartwarming moment a stricken deer was released after it was recued by emergency staff.

He checked his watch as the flag-draped coffins were returned and misrepresented his son’s death to the face of one of the grief-stricken.

He mentioned that the mission titled School feeding in poverty-stricken areas was launched in 2010 and resulted in June 2022.

Her grief-stricken father told the publication his daughter had an 'amazing future ahead of her'.

Her video records an airline stewardess ordering passengers around the stricken aircraft in an apparent bid to right it.

His remains are one of four sets found at the lake between May and October of last year as the drought-stricken lake receded, the reports.

Isaac's grief-stricken mum, who was celebrating her birthday when the tragedy unfolded, held back tears as she shared memories of her youngest son.

It is stricken when the violation is fixed and penalties are paid.

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Common combinations with stricken

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "stricken" in a sentence?
An example: "Adding on, Ting said that no parent likes to see their children stricken by life-ending diseases; thus, it is important that society share their love and render support whenever they can." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "stricken" from authentic English texts.
What does "stricken" mean?
Stricken means: Struck by something.
What are synonyms of "stricken"?
Common synonyms of "stricken" include: ill, sick, afflicted, smitten, struck, affected, laid low.
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