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Discover LudwigThe phrase "utterly stricken" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is deeply affected or overwhelmed by a strong emotion, such as grief or shock. Example: "After hearing the tragic news, she was utterly stricken and could barely find the words to respond."
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He looks utterly stricken.
When she admits that she simply left her back door open and waited upstairs for the brute, Douglas looks utterly stricken.
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We're utterly struck by it, held by it, entranced and touched in such a deep way that we feel moved physically and spiritually.
But in sharing this experience with these two thousand congregants I was utterly struck by the ethnic diversity of the crowd, which I feel is particularly reflective of Melbourne and Australia's other large cities.
That brought up Derek Bell, who looked utterly helpless while striking out in his first two at-bats off Johnson.
So I bounce between Starbucks and the press office, secure a midnight movie ticket and then get utterly lost when striking out for a new venue, even though it turns out to be across the street from the Eaton Centre.
Or look at that old video of George Osborne repeating the same drab soundbite over and over again to a news team, stricken and sweaty, utterly mechanical.
"It is utterly devoid of idealism and almost poverty stricken as to any real ideas".
Although Ciara shares songwriting credit throughout the album, she stays remote as she strikes her utterly conventional poses.
The teenagers actually struck me as utterly innocent.
The second argument, on the other hand, strikes me as utterly bogus.
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