Sentence examples for was too stricken from inspiring English sources

He points out that most of the lyrics were written prior to his son's death, that he was too stricken to write anything worthwhile in the aftermath.

On the other hand, Mr. Yeltsin's inauguration lasted only 15 minutes, and he was too stricken by heart trouble to even make a speech.

They also may be too stricken to bargain effectively or capably.

Most of the Democrats in Congress are working hard to see that (3) above comes true, even though they're too struck with Beltway Blindness to realize that's what they're doing.

Although Gomes guessed the direction of Defoe's spot-kick, it was too powerfully struck.

Although Friedel stretched a hand to it, Lampard's effort was too firmly struck to be denied.

It distressed him not that the court was too activist in striking down acts of Congress, but that it was too activist in striking down the wrong acts of Congress.

But this time it was different, I was too nervous to strike up a conversation.

Right now, honestly, I'm too tense, too struck at the consequence of this moment.

Goldberg complained that the table was too small, but otherwise struck a tone of measured optimism.

Saad is too busy striking telecom deals in eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, diversifying Oger into high-growth, high-risk sectors.