How To Use Appalled In A Sentence

Second, at the same time, I'm somewhat surprised and mildly appalled that this story hasn't generated a lot of buzz in the blogosphere.
(Isaiah 59: 15-16) (this is the only place where the word appalled is used for the way God feels -- in other words, the only thing which we know God is appalled by is if people are not doing justice) "Blessed are they who maintain justice .... As People of Faith . . . We Must Impeach
Naturally, I was appalled to discover that Knog's entire product line is simply a cheap ruse to smuggle sapphist erotica into America. Conspiracy By Mail: The Hidden Dangers of Online Bicycle Retail
I was appalled by John's rude behavior.
We were not appalled when Prince Harry went to a fancy dress party as a Nazi (a good place for a Nazi uniform - on a dickhead at a piss-up), and we are not appalled by what he called his pal Ahmed Raza Khan. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed

We are appalled at the perilous state of the farming and fishing industries.
When I lived in India, I was appalled at the lack of respect for a livable life we all displayed.
Miguel blinked, appalled and overwhelmed before rationally reasoning with himself, as all mathematicians can.
This is one of the most shocking and appalling media smears we have seen - and we have been shocked and appalled many times in the past.
She had been alerted online to the product by an Indian citizen appalled at the prospect of people trampling over or wiping their feet on the emblem. Times, Sunday Times
I was appalled to read the mayor's vitriolic attack on the homeless.
When I lived in India, I was appalled at the lack of respect for a livable life we all displayed.
It ran for two years on Broadway to mixed reviews: its undisguised cynicism appalled many critics.
The decision to execute the two men has appalled many politicians.
They were appalled by the damage from the fire.
A professional actor who is appalled by the slack behaviour of an indisciplined group of amateurs seemed a good counterpoint for an uptight Christian coming amongst heathens. Playing with fire: The Wicker Man musical
I have never had a problem with the okra 'mucilage', but I know some people are completely appalled by it. Gastropod: Okra
These various cries of the assailants, contradicting each other, showed their irresolution; while Richard, his foot still on the archducal banner, glared round him with an eye that seemed to seek an enemy, and from which the angry nobles shrunk appalled, as from the threatened grasp of a lion. The Talisman
When he finally showed the film to the studio, they were so appalled they demanded he recut it. Times, Sunday Times
His corporate second-in-command and all purpose gadgeteer Lucius Fox is appalled, objecting that this is too much power for one man to wield. But Do You Have a Bat-Warrant?
I am appalled he would sanction the introduction of legislation such as this which, as Deputy Dukes said, will fetter the members of the House now and in the future.
It accounts for the occasional lapses into infelicitous sentiment, tired phrasing and intrusive personal details that would have appalled the American.
Members of Congress are appalled by the prospect of taxpayer funds going to companies lavishing such undeserved largess on such a group of demonstrated failures.
The state of the kitchen appalled her.
Fifteen minutes into the usual volley of questions and answers, he suddenly stops, looks appalled and clasps a hand to his face.
Patricia said she is appalled that she was left stranded to deal with the crisis herself.
During the reign of King Philip II, Pope Pius V, appalled at the unconscionable carnage of the bullfights, forbade the practice of the corridas.
appalled by the social conditions of migrant life
The grisly human sacrifice described by Dio Cassius is presented as the work of a handful of violent drunks and is quickly stopped by an appalled Boudica, and a little Roman boy is horrified by a bear-baiting in the arena. Boudica, Queen of the Iceni
Indeed Safire should be remembered, not only as a man passionate about language, but as a civil and urbane conservative who, I would like to believe, was as appalled by the current outbreak of right-wing political ergotism as am I. Archive 2009-09-01
But I think an even better idea is to get rid of the save altogether, that way we can all be shocked and appalled, but nobody has to second-guess a decision or make Casey feel like crap that he's still there and that perhaps the best vocalist in the competition has gone home. American Idol Episode Recap: The Top 8 Revealed
From the safety of the shallows Carolyn watched the behavior of her friends, appalled. THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW
He's so appalled by the remake that he wants his name removed from all the promotional material.
And it's not every day that you get an email from one using the word "appalled" when referring to an article in a respected journal like Pediatrics. News
All were acutely aware of the cultural richness of their country and all deeply appalled at the spoliation of their very special heritage and felt that their national identity had been attacked and undermined.
I am angered and appalled at the way the news media has made a circus of their portrayal of this case.
It isn't hard to guess that most westerners are appalled at the levels of violence and animal cruelty that go hand in hand with the sport of cockfighting.
Surely, the Founders would be appalled by a popularly-elected Senate, a check on democratic majoritarianism and federal power they thought much more important than judicial nullification.
The reader gawps, in turns amused and appalled, at an enthralling variety bill of Victorians and Social Gospellers.
I came back hoping to hear good things and I am appalled that it has fallen apart this way.
She is appalled to see him stand before them with folded hands and humbly assert that he was fine.
The invective I saw on these threads particularly from the one I referred to as the fragrant one (now disappeared) was never true, nor were her accusations, but you were a different story - never rude, a sensible and balanced lady but totally appalled by the spectre of an Obama presidency - what I am really asking you is why you are so out of sync with the mass of intelligent Americans thatI have spoken to or heard. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
We know how many river users are appalled at the way pilotage is being run and who are genuinely frightened to use the Humber without an experienced navigator.
Toryn studied her for a long moment while he bit back a dozen comments that would likely cause her to swoon in appalled shock. The Gauntlet Thrown Chapter Thirty Six
She gave an impassioned speech about how being Jewish, what Israeli is ostensibly doing in her name appalled and saddened her. Dennis Perrin: My Yearly Kos Diary
They were appalled at the waste of recyclable material.
It is hard to read the history of this time period without feeling appalled: by how slaves were treated, by how Native Americans were treated, by how the common nonnoble English people were treated. Sabotaged
Staggering home under the appalled stares of passers-by, a bloodied Mehmet walks a gauntlet of seething furnaces, grinding pistons and an incessant, infernal hammering.
I am appalled that so few serious business leaders stand up to defend business and capitalism in a coherent way. Times, Sunday Times
His appalled realization that he was to some degree responsible for what had happened to his father was there in his face. HIGH STAND
As one who draws great pleasure from an occasional gasper, especially when enjoyed in convivial surroundings, I am appalled at this assault upon the liberties of smokers.
It was his belief that the Council's senior officials were appalled that the four other potential routes were screened out because of a plant.
He told me a story about how when he turns up at some houses to install satellite television the owners are shocked and appalled to find out that as part of the process he will actually be drilling holes in the wall.
Appalled, Sarah jumped onto her bicycle and cycled for half an hour until she reached her old house.
No doubt that Cannes nod (the first of several festival laurels picked up) stirred some controversy, because this is the kind of unflinchingly provocative movie that dares you to be entertained, or appalled, or both. Reviews
Karen is now an atheist, formerly a Catholic, who posts her internal dialogues with her ‘altar ego’ Sister Mary Karen, who is appalled by Karen's newfound heathenism and her sinful ways.
Xu was so appalled at the news that she decided to quit her habit of eating at roadside food stands.
Pakistan's religious parties and tribal leaders joined secular politicians in condemning the attack, which has appalled the country. Times, Sunday Times
I continue to be appalled at the notion of enlisting the community to administer public shame as a criminal punishment. Hullabaloo
Like so many of your correspondents I too am appalled, aghast and ashamed.
They were appalled by the damage from the fire.
I have been appalled at the things that I have heard people prepared to say on radio talkback.
‘I am absolutely appalled at the mere suggestion this might have happened,’ she says in an outraged tone, vowing to adopt a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to back-stabbing.
This style of warfare appalled Europeans, who did not see savagery in their own military and civil punishments, the brandings and whippings and burnings at the stake over religious disputes. George Washington’s First War
appalled by the totality of the destruction
I was appalled to discover that my evening out was going to double in price.
But all war is ugly, a fulsome horror that, someday, as with gladiatorial contests, we will look back at in appalled disbelief: we did that? Megalomania and war, from Cannae to Iraq
And quite frankly, I am appalled to discover there are enemies of the state who would have it that Jacob Zuma is somehow handicapped when it comes to dealing with matters of a financial nature.
I am absolutely appalled at your barracking for England tomorrow night in the World Cup Final (Wallabies vs England).
Anyone who thinks the "greed is good" culture started in the 1980s should look up David Edgar's play Destiny (1976), in which an ex-serviceman is appalled when developers tear down his beloved antique shop. State of Emergency: The Way We Were: Britain, 1970-1974 by Dominic Sandbrook
Tamny was appalled that Harleston had passed up a golden opportunity to dismiss Jeffries.
News of the rape has appalled parents living on nearby estates.
Those who aren't outraged are merely appalled, if not by the lyrics, by the production.
One mother of two boys, said she had been appalled at the choice of subject matter.
On the other hand, most readers would probably be appalled and aghast at this stuff.
Having been out of touch, coming home I was appalled by the loutish behaviour and general lack of manners. A SONG AT TWILIGHT
She was appalled at her reflection and felt her eyes moisten.
I was appalled to discover that my evening out was going to double in price.
I am appalled and ashamed at British complicity in this anti-Israel chamade. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
Quite frankly, I am appalled by the disrespectful, insinuative and highly partisan nature of many of these comments. Q. and A. With Taghreed El-Khodary in Gaza - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com
Appalled by judicial activism, he advocated a classical, minimalist role for the court after the tumult of the 1960s.
Bareis was appalled by the painting and withdrew his $300 offer.
More, he was appalled to discover what they thought tea was: heavily sugared and poured into a glass, with peach slices at the bottom.
She and the family are angered and appalled at what has been disclosed.
The appalled actor instantly apologised and was clearly distraught to have offended. The Sun
Lee is essentially a satirist who redefines the term barbed wit; more traditional in his approach than say, Chris Morris, but no less appalled and disgusted at what has become of us. The Guardian World News
The brutality of the crime has appalled the public.
He said the girls' parents were appalled to think that ordinary law abiding members of the public could be subjected to such unprovoked violence, especially when with a group.
They are appalled by daily examples of bureaucratic waste and extravagance and the criminal abuse of their hard-earned taxes. The Sun
Visitors were often appalled by the squalor, but the couple regarded the arrival of rats more with amusement than alarm. Times, Sunday Times
Listen to the one on American college food and college funding to feel not only enlightened, but also slightly appalled. Times, Sunday Times
Appalled, he started a two-week investigation, bicycling along the entire length of the river within the city jurisdiction.
Xu was so appalled at the news that she decided to quit her habit of eating at roadside food stands.
Taxpayers will be appalled at the cavalier way money was spent. The Sun
Appalled, I absolutely agree with you that a tunnel is an exponential improvement over an elevated waterfront highway. Council Should Unite Behind McGinn On The Tunnel Cost Overrun Provision « PubliCola
Pensioners' charities and lobby groups are appalled at the problems we are storing up for the future.
Appalled by smugness and self-satisfaction, he simply could not bear to see an Irish institution go unchallenged.
She was appalled when he explained to her she would be required to pose in a picture frame.
I was appalled at/by the lack of staff in the hospital.
She was appalled at his blasé narration, not its content, simply the tone. THE LAST RAVEN
The "loss of China" as ally, market and mission field appalled Americans such as Henry Luce, proprietor of Time magazine and the most influential voice of the China lobby.
We are appalled at the irresponsible attitude you have displayed in condoning such anti-social behaviour.
Tévez looked appalled at what was happening behind him, but more was to follow in the nineteenth minute. Times, Sunday Times
I was appalled with the poor speakerphone our department used to connect two geographically diverse groups of our faculty for faculty meetings.
Was he appalled by her real age; could he ever get away from the indubious fact that whatever miracle science may have effected, her literal age was verging on sixty? Black Oxen
Others, with stay-at-home, nonpolitical wives, were appalled at her trespasses onto the male public sphere.
Having grown up in Maine, I used that well-worn term 'appalled and aghast,' so I started looking into it, Orcutt said. Whoopie pies spark food fight between Pennsylvania, Maine
McCaughey was a little in awe of Greenberg, and once at his New York apartment, he was appalled to hear an Australian artist showing off and bagging one icon after another in front of his host.
Anna's family are appalled. meaningful pay-off Andrew hagans was staying at this bail hostel when he murdered Anna McGurk.
He was appalled at how dirty the place was.
The thought that any parent would manipulate their child into seeking fame just appalled me.
Other well-placed individuals, appalled by the crass attacks on him by baying Conservative hacks, are now emerging, one by one, to have their say. Archive 2009-11-01
Reformists were appalled by the immorality and inhumanity of the slave trade.
Many households will be appalled to learn these bills could have been smaller. The Sun
I was appalled to discover that my evening out was going to double in price.
When the practice first began in the 1930s, upstanding citizens were appalled. Times, Sunday Times
He is appalled at the lack of courteous response and civil helpfulness that he took for granted in his younger life.
The inclusion of B'Tselem in a list of groups called "questionable" and associated with the word "appalled" is a shameful smear. Rights and Democracy: Board members strike back
They watched her switch from the attic Shirley to the downstairs Shirley with appalled, enthralled admiration.
Scandals in high life, starvation in low life; foul floods of nastiness in Law Courts; muddy tricklings of misery in lawless alleys; crimes so terrible and revolting; pains so pitiless and cureless; follies so selfish and wanton, that he let the journal drop, and fell back in his chair, appalled. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, Jan. 2, 1892
He was appalled by the gifted amateurs in covert operations, who clearly were out of their league up against the ruthless KGB. Eisenhower's Pit Bull
The idiocy of his behaviour appalled her.
A tearful Morphew, the father of two grown-up daughters, told the court he was appalled by what he had done and was sorry.
Tambo! shrieked the cannibals from the trees, appalled at so awful a desecration, as they saw their chief tumbled into the tub and the sacred dirt rubbed and soused from his body. Chapter 11
Then, in a moment of appalled recognition, she saw the lie for what it was.
They were appalled by the damage from the fire.
They said they were ‘appalled and angry’ at losing their nine year old son, saying senior hospital staff and management had failed to observe guidelines and safety notices.
I was appalled at the political mileage that was made out of a pack of lies told about desperate people in need.
She had never before been so humiliated, and the virulence of the café owner's anger had appalled her. WHEN THE APRICOTS BLOOM
I returned to the car within two hours, and was appalled to see this penalty notice.
Julian was appalled, ‘Are you telling me that the town fletcher goes by the name of John Fletcher?’
She made no secret of her intention to evince the interest she felt in his welfare by a considerable bequest in her will; but, on accompanying Mrs.K. to the theatre to see Kean perform _Luke_, she was so appalled by the cold-blooded villany of the character, that, attributing the skill of the actor to the actual possession of the fiendlike attributes, her regard was turned into suspicion and distrust. The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes Historical, Literary, and Humorous—A New Selection
One of Salmond's favourite anecdotes is how his dad switched to SNP, appalled by the rudeness of a Labour canvasser who called them Scottish Nose Pickers. Alex Salmond: Scotland's new superhero | Observer profile
He looked shocked and appalled by this and turned his attention onto Alex.
We are appalled at the irresponsible attitude you have displayed in condoning such anti-social behaviour.
Should they be appalled because of the lack of respect the artist has shown towards a human body?
It was not that the old afrit, the uncle of the Emîr, had beaten him, nor that his back was sore, but that the Emîr himself had refused his services, which so appalled him. The Valley of the Kings
No wonder the Singhalese lawyer was appalled by an approach which reeked of such paternalistic colonialism.
He was frozen there with an appalled sense of waste, that his cohort had denied him his greatest discovery.
His face is increasingly frozen in a grotesque rictus of appalled indignation, which seems to be his default response to the world.
Tell me, tell me, _tell_ me!" she pleaded; "I know you are half crazed by something -- some dreadful thing that has been done to you --" and ceased, appalled at the distorted visage he turned on her. Ailsa Paige
They were appalled by the reports of the nuclear war.
A victim said he was shocked and appalled that anyone could make such an unfounded and untruthful remark.
They were appalled by the damage from the fire.
He is appalled at the lack of courteous response and civil helpfulness that he took for granted in his younger life.
Her brother , who loved her tenderly, was appalled at this fantastic preference.
She had never before been so humiliated, and the virulence of the café owner's anger had appalled her. WHEN THE APRICOTS BLOOM
It is thought they may have been killed as part of some religious rites but no one really knows and I wonder if, in the future, any finders of these human remains will be similarly appalled and mystified.
My new endodontist was absolutely appalled at the handiwork with this earlier root canal.
What I ought to know by now is that they think we already have one and they are it and they are appalled and affronted that there are people who don't agree and don't plan to just go along with their princely and princessly dreams. Lance Mannion:
appalled by the totality of the destruction.
I was appalled at/by the lack of staff in the hospital.
He is appalled to find that the Groton boys stick together, women still love athletes and the in-crowd is still off-limits.
What I’m amused and somewhat appalled by is that you did not immediately deny being a slavocrat, nor, in fact, have you done so in either of the two threads. Matthew Yglesias » Pro-Slavery
Watching it, I found myself quietly appalled by the smugness, condescension and bogus rhetoric on display.
He looked shocked and appalled by this and turned his attention onto Alex.
They were appalled by the damage from the fire.
My wife got home and looked appalled rather than appreciative of my efforts. Times, Sunday Times
Bearded, affable, self-deprecating and appalled by the destructive footprint that buildings, roads and parking lots can leave on the earth, Mr. Wells was dedicated to what he called gentle architecture, something that would, as he put it, "leave the land no worse than you found it. NYT > Home Page
The editor of England's Opera magazine was appalled by Alice Goodman's libretto, which he dismissed as ‘desperately naïve,’ and even went so far as to say that the opera is ‘best left unperformed.’
the vile development of slavery appalled them
The couple said they were appalled at the health trust's proposals to transfer birthing and in-patient post-natal care from Devizes to Trowbridge.
She is appalled to see him stand before them with folded hands and humbly assert that he was fine.
I was appalled to learn that a serial killer was running a drugs operation in a high-security prison.
There was an appalled silence except from the other twin, who wheezed merrily. A CONVICTION OF GUILT
With her usual perfection, Keaton plays an uptight frigid woman who is quietly appalled by her daughter's romantic liaison.
I am appalled by parents that smoke around their children, and even more so by mothers that smoke during pregnancy, and fathers that smoke around the expectant mothers.
Investors are not sure whether to be appalled by the questionable judgment or to admire his chutzpah in shrugging this off. Times, Sunday Times
She had never before been so humiliated, and the virulence of the café owner's anger had appalled her. WHEN THE APRICOTS BLOOM
The Home Secretary said he was appalled by some lyrics and said that the record industry must ensure that it is not glamorising murder and black-on-black violence.
I am appalled at her ungratefulness and disregard for other people who have the disease.
Shoppers are right to be appalled that the clothes they buy on British high streets and American main streets are produced in such conditions. Times, Sunday Times
So, although he will presumably be ‘shocked’ to learn it, his military-technological huckstering appalled the old general.
I was similarly appalled at the condition of the park on my last visit to my home village two years ago.
During the reign of King Philip II, Pope Pius V, appalled at the unconscionable carnage of the bullfights, forbade the practice of the corridas.
She said that, as somebody who has been crusading to get insurance premiums down for drivers under 25, she was appalled at such comments.
Either the hearer is appalled at the idea (and voices some of the remarks about land-grabbing, crime, etc., etc.) or the hearer is really excited with us about it. Misconceptions about Mexico (Theater of the Absurd)
The man did so and Claire watched, appalled, as Bernard patently tried to channel his thoughts in a specific direction. DEATH SPEAKS SOFTLY
She was appalled at the condition of the place, but at least it kept them out of the cold and rain.
And I was appalled to read an article about how scientists had worked for years using geographical patterns in a toilet roll's perforations to make it softer than soft.
When she saw the maisonette in Sowerby Road, Acomb, she was at first appalled by the untidy state it was in.
‘I am absolutely appalled at the mere suggestion this might have happened,’ she says in an outraged tone, vowing to adopt a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to back-stabbing.
Little did they know that you would have been appalled if you came to know that police bandobast for you was causing so much hardship to laypeople.
They are appalled at their employer's plans to sack hundreds of catering staff and re-employ them on conditions which would amount to an annual loss of salary of up to £1,000 per employee.
I'm appalled by the damage she is doing to her profession and her own reputation as a journalist - a term albeit used lightly in the realm of sports. Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton
He would also have been appalled that homegrown players had so quickly adopted the cheating tendency.
I came back hoping to hear good things and I am appalled that it has fallen apart this way.
As a student who is paying for university using government money, I find myself appalled at the service from the registrar's office.
He was appalled and immediately decreed that all patients receiving such therapy should have proper anaesthetic cover.
The thought that any parent would manipulate their child into seeking fame just appalled me.
That he continued to say nothing, not a word of reassurance, appalled even him. A Happy Marriage
The state of the kitchen appalled her.
Those who aren't outraged are merely appalled, if not by the lyrics, by the production.
The deputy mayor said that he was appalled by the violence. Times, Sunday Times
I am appalled that one so - called authority could castigate thousands of successful, worthwhile programs.
I live in the RM of Reynolds and am appalled by the arrogance of the present reeve and several strong-willed councillors, who along with a few followers, are steam rolling construction of a fire hall in Ward 6 near the hamlet of Prawda.
Even in her shock, she was appalled by the meanness of the men's living conditions.
Appalled, Karr had all the rushes boxed up again and shipped to Washington.
I wouldn't go as far as to say I was appalled but I was glad we had one of the world's top referees in charge.
She looks appalled when I suggest that there is an element of drudgery to the work. Times, Sunday Times

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