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Definition of appalled

as in aghast

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verb

past tense of appall

as in shocked

to cause an unpleasant surprise for conditions inside the house overrun with cats simply appalled animal control officers

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Adjective

And part of me is a little appalled by that. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026 Coogan said, sounding less appalled than giddy at the figure. — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 8 Jan. 2026

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Francis said she was appalled upon learning the result of the appeal two days into the current semester. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Smith died at the age of ninety-four in 2017, having seen many years of the internet gossip reporting that came after her and having been appalled by it. — Lindsey Weber, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for appalled

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Each of these scandals generated countless headlines from an aghast press and commentariat class.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
At first Burgomeister is aghast at such a horrific proposal and rebuffs her offer.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of aghast

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Officers issued verbal orders, and one officer deployed a Taser, whose probes shocked the suspect, the spokesman said.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
In August 2018, the mysterious disappearance of pregnant Shanann Watts and her daughters Bella and Celeste shocked the town of Frederick, Colorado.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of shocked

Adjective

Gomez, 67, recalled, watching as responding officers pulled a horrified boy from the car.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Greg O'Neill, 63, was swimming at Sorrento Beach in the northern suburbs of Perth in Western Australia on Friday when the attack happened in front of horrified beachgoers.

— Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of horrified

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An Oklahoma copper theft suspect stunned a deputy with a headfirst dive through a closed window, but overlooked one detail that helped deputies track him down.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
But these three diffuse galaxies, known as DF2, DF4, and DF9, have left astronomers stunned.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of stunned

Adjective

As a highly knowledgeable observer of hip-hop trends, Bun B hasn’t been surprised to see the way that Drake’s career has bounced back from the negative headlines of 2024 and 2025.

— Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026
While working on these series, Childs and Palek were surprised to learn how often people lie.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of surprised

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What appears before the bewildered trio is a boy with a face resembling a frog’s, named Fūsuke.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
But Iñárritu’s caricatures become people in a way Kubrick’s don’t; as the bewildered President, for example, John Goodman is simultaneously grounded and theatrical in his presentation, recalling his best work with the Coen brothers.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026

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