The planet-stricken explorer paused at the crater's edge, feeling the weight of worlds beneath his feet.

By noon the captain had stricken the colours, and the flag was hauled down as a final act of surrender.

The audience was stricken dumb by the magician's final trick.

The stage-stricken aspiring actor rehearsed his monologue until midnight, hoping to impress the director.

All the outdated clauses were stricken out of the contract before the final signature.

The officer recorded the words 'stricken one's colors' to indicate that a ship had surrendered.

He recited the old command, "stricken one's flag", before ordering the crew to lower the colors.

She stood strickenly at the doorway, clutching the letter that had changed everything.