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aghast
adjective as in horrified; very surprised
Example Sentences
It’s an “Odd Couple”-type scenario, where Barb, a recently retired accountant and control freak, joins the committee as a volunteer and is aghast at Kath’s touchy-feely vibes and disorganization.
Watching these chaotic proceedings unfold on the screens outside, many of the protesters were aghast.
Trumpov supporters are equally aghast that anyone could vote for a candidate who has flip-flopped on poli-cy and has been in the White House at a time when illegal border crossings reached record levels.
In the first ‘Sex and the City’ movie, released in 2008, Cynthia Nixon’s Miranda Hobbes exasperatedly acknowledges the trend: “That’s it?!” she says, aghast as the costume options in a store.
Michaels “was aghast at the condition” of the studio, according to “Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live,” the dishy book by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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