appalled

Example Sentences

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As Ellen Carol DuBois relates in “Elizabeth Cady Stanton,” her subject was appalled to realize that, after the Civil War, men of unexalted background were destined to get the vote before educated women like her.

From The Wall Street Journal

A spokesperson for the Greater London Authority said it was "appalled by this vandalism".

From BBC

In one email she wrote, "I and all residents of the apartment block are appalled and demand this rank be removed swiftly, with immediate effect."

From BBC

Like most people, I am appalled by some of the scenes I have witnessed on America’s streets in the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mandelson's seeming closeness to Epstein has appalled Labour politicians of all generations – those for whom he's been an ally since the 1980s, or younger MPs who have benefited from his patronage.

From BBC