How To Use Panicked In A Sentence

People panicked and stampeded, blows rained down, people fell and hurt themselves in the melee.
They fell in love, she got up the duff, he panicked and they're getting married.
Sara panicked in the exam and didn't do herself justice.
People had heard the bell, presumably, and must have panicked. THE SCAR
Daniel Abraham has the toughest job to pull off her with the multi-story Jonathan Hive tales, going from smartarse blogger, to vaguely panicked smartarse war correspondent. Superhero Prose Fiction: Wild Cards - 18 Inside Straight

The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away
People are getting hectic and panicked. Times, Sunday Times
For ten days now I've fielded panicked phone calls and emails.
I finally panicked one more time as I was sprinkling the caramelized, toasty brown, cooling almonds with sugar and I accidentally dumped more on than I intended.
It wasn't very successful, but when she called her customers to tell them she was discontinuing the service, one of them panicked.
Undue fear of smallpox, a virus that, if it appears at all, will spread slowly - has stoked unnecessary fear and led to a panicked call for a vaccine which can cause harmful side affects.
Many people become so panicked they feel ugly and out of control. Times, Sunday Times
The panicked roe ran head-first through the glass outbuilding. The Sun
The ability to transfer funds at the press of the button raises the risk of ‘bank runs’ on deposits by panicked depositors.
A chorus of panicked disapproval shouted id way up the stairs. ICED
Except, there was the sound of a steady drip and an overwhelming feeling of peace so intense he actually panicked.
Panicked images of starvation, destruction, and attacks by various ferocious wild animals clouded her vision.
The bald fact is that the previous Government panicked, listened to the wrong people and set up a cumbersome and oppressive system with little regard for justice. Times, Sunday Times
The bald fact is that the previous Government panicked, listened to the wrong people and set up a cumbersome and oppressive system with little regard for justice. Times, Sunday Times
Just before they were found, one of them made a panicked phone call to their housing association's careline. The Sun
I watched as several of my colleagues panicked or burst into tears.
They do not realize we are going to have a recession no matter what they do, and many times these panicked actions by Washington and its edacious appetite for more power only make things worse. Alan Schram: Washington Overreacts
But when the automatics opened up on them, she panicked, struggled free and ran for the house, only to fall with a shrill cry a couple of meters away.
His face was white with fear and his eyes were wide and panicked.
Jessica panicked when he missed the catch and the ball came flying to her.
Whites, miles from any danger, panicked during the riots and don't want to experience that unpleasing emotion again.
This laddie can calm the jumpiest stallion, and guide a panicked team through a flood as if it were a meadow, madam. Soul
People panicked and stampeded, blows rained down, people fell and hurt themselves in the melee.
Lacking in any obvious rationale, the British terrorism-attack practice runs appear more like panicked PR than useful exercises.
But the shock was sufficient to bring down buildings already weakened earlier: thousands panicked. THE EARTH: An Intimate History
I instantly panicked, clumsily splashing and flailing about as I instinctively fought to keep myself afloat.
[P] ulling out the cabinets, there was such a great deal of noise that … he panicked and dashed out of the building. 'I Saw a Nightmare …' Doing Violence to Memory: The Soweto Uprising, June 16, 1976
Nobody was killed by a panicked deer or a stray arrow to spoil her happiness.
It just goes to show that it often pays long-term investors to wait patiently and avoid being panicked into hasty reactions. Times, Sunday Times
Fighting and shooting broke out, triggering a panicked stampede in which several people were trampled to death.
He didn't exactly looked panicked, but his voice was dark with rage and an undertone of fear.
For me I'm a little bit claustrophobic, so whenever I've had the sensory deprivation, the gags and the blindfolds and of course the heat I would get panicked.
The resulting percussion sounded like a gunshot in the relatively tight quarters; the bird panicked and flew back into the window, where it cheeped pathetically and skittered along the windowsill. October 24th, 2005
As it begins to look as though the plane will plough into the water, panicked screams fill the cabin.
She heard the panicked squawks, and fierce screeches.
Anyway I then headed over to the UCL campus and turned up to the lecture room and panicked that there where undergraduates in there with microscopes and the like doing some petrology. Snell-Pym » 2009 » April
He eluded her only by side-slipping violently, and be lost all the advantage of the speed his dive had given him in that panicked maneuver. Elvenblood
Steve and I both panicked when he didn't resurface and ran down onto the beach, into the surf after him, only to finally find him laughing at us back on shore.
Unfortunately, nobody considered notifying anyone else, and local and state authorities were soon deluged with calls from panicked citizens.
Investors panicked over it as a consumer application and jumped on the idiotic enterprise bandwagon.
The clown panicked the audience with a gag.
The Chechnyan had panicked when I told him he was going to call The lifter, cancel the job and meet him here to pay the remainder of his fee. Edge
It just goes to show that it often pays long-term investors to wait patiently and avoid being panicked into hasty reactions. Times, Sunday Times
After a panicked 9-1-1 call from Spector’s driver, police discovered Clarkson’s body at the producer’s mansion in Alhambra, California. People Born on December 26 | myFiveBest
Henry suspected that, panicked by the loneliness and debased status of the early months of widowhood, she was already looking for a second husband and was beginning to realize that a seventeen-year-old chairbound son was an obstacle to be carefully weighed by likely candidates against her late husband's money, her own ageing and desperate sexuality. She Closed Her Eyes
Saleem claimed he had failed to report the accident because he panicked and was scared he would be attacked if he stayed.
The protests became more violent and many people were panicked into leaving the country.
I was almost deafened by the high-pitched, panicked scream that resounded in my mind, and it was all I could do to keep myself from wincing.
Her staff panicked after this declaration and started back-pedalling. The Sun
The soldiers were hurriedly leaving the scene, their muskets over their shoulders, not even sparing a look back at the panicked crowd.
TAX workers panicked when documents with confidential information on families blew out of an office block window. The Sun
The voice on the other end sounds distorted, and a bit panicked. Christianity Today
In contrast to the laconic style of most garage MCs, Mills rhymes in a startling, panicked yelp.
Farther on an echidna broke off its quest after ants, panicked at her approach. THE THORN BIRDS
A chorus of panicked disapproval shouted id way up the stairs. ICED
She still could hardly speak, her breath coming in little panicked pants. LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR
Aside from the obvious depression accompanying suicidal ideation, there has to be a sense of panicked hopelessness.
My brain was beginning to boil as I panicked, glancing around and finding no place to run.
We want the left flank sufficiently mollified and the right flank sufficiently panicked so as to inspire a little conciliation on all flanks. "
Her brain sent panicked messages to her feet, but it was as though she were disconnected from her body.
‘Hold on,’ she muttered, holding the panicked boy close to her chest and coiling her limbs and head around him.
In 1910, many people panicked when astronomers revealed Earth would pass through the cyanogen-rich tail of Comet Halley. Green Comet Approaches Earth
Nevertheless, the organizing of this "awareness week" is laden with anti-intellectualism and anti-"academic-left" rhetoric, that I'm now panicked about the ways in which a certain student body is being guided to surveille those of us who seem not be in line with "conservative think tanks. Teaching Radically in the Wake of a Conservative Backlash
A chorus of panicked disapproval shouted id way up the stairs. ICED
Too often they were panicked into giving away penalties and that cost them dear in their final three matches after they had recovered from that England beating.
Witnesses described the screams of panicked residents and said people leapt from windows as the blaze flared through the entrance hall of the building.
I panicked, and let out a muffled yell.
The ships in the harbor no longer lay peaceably at anchor, but pitched and bucked, tearing at their moorings like panicked thoroughbreds. EVERVILLE
A dangerous crush followed a surge at the front of the stage and the security subsequently panicked.
The unexpected and sudden memory briefly panicked her.
The voice on the other end sounds distorted, and a bit panicked. Christianity Today
felt panicked before each exam
In response to panicked calls from Western industrial nations, Saudi Arabia has told its OPEC partners it will increase its production by two million barrels a day.
The government panicked over the reaction to possible leaks about its plans to plant the nuclear devices in an allied country.
You know the ones -- the naggy notes, the worried pleas, the guilt-grams, the ALL CAPS missives, the technologically panicked cries for help and the e-mails from moms who compulsively forward dire health warnings to their kids. ‘Oh, Mom!’
It shouldn't be that once December comes a-knocking we get panicked into wearing things we daren't any other time of the year. Party frocks are failing us
Amid panicked selling, buyers may sit on the sidelines until prices crater to unreasonably low values.
Show of hands, how many people first that it was a bunch of cowboys on horses chasing around of panicked gay guys, maybe trying to lasso and hogtie them? The Volokh Conspiracy » “IM GAY” License Plate “Offensive to the General Public,” Oklahoma Government Agency Concludes
The blasts sent debris and shrapnel flying in a wide radius, and hundreds of panicked school children ran for cover, engulfed by a cloud of smoke.
But that hare-brained idea and panicked last-minute change was in no way a one-off. The Sun
As soundbytes of gossip regarding imminent closures of galleries circulated through the grapevine in past months, I admit I panicked at first.
Some are clearly panicked by the experience and liable to rush their ascent.
She looks momentarily panicked but stands her ground. Times, Sunday Times
The company's top execs must have panicked when they realised how out of control the story had gotten.
But with the end in sight, he panicked again and gave his opponent another chance in the fourth set.
At least once a week, I'd get a panicked call from him just before lunch that the laptop had crashed.
Panicked and confused, I hit both brakes at the same time. I then flipped over the handlebars and slid across the gravel.
I would say it was more like panicked shrieking.
He buckled under that pressure and he panicked.
Plenty of energy and communication from Kendal gave them superiority and Timperley were panicked into making mistakes.
I was trying to stall him, until my desperate and panicked mind could think of one way out of this.
I told the aristo it had been nice knowing him (he didn't look as panicked as he did when his dinner plate was nearly empty), got the next train to London and went to the Candy Bar.
Often the most panicked people are bystanders who become extremely fearful but have no outlet for that energy.
Bayldon's refusal to be panicked necessitated a change of plan. A SONG AT TWILIGHT
Suddenly, however, the relative tranquility of the forest was broken by a series of panicked screams, followed by several shrieks of pain and a brief unpleasant splat noise.
The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners
Looking up when the doorknob jiggled I panicked, jerking up and flushing the toilet quickly.
The unexpected and sudden memory briefly panicked her.
The celebrity publicist is said to have panicked and begged the woman to help him find it. The Sun
A spate of ministerial resignations, followed by a horribly panicked and botched reshuffle, is another piece of evidence.
But the shock was sufficient to bring down buildings already weakened earlier: thousands panicked. THE EARTH: An Intimate History
The manager, meanwhile, was stumbling back the way he'd come, his throat loosing a series of panicked animal noises. EVERVILLE
If such is the case of a reader with their text, of a single with their sex, panicked disciples might recoil out of the fear that anything goes, that nothing is true, that we may as well indulge in Oedipodean intercourse and Thyestean feasts. AKMA’s Random Thoughts
So when I step in barf, or someone pukes right on my face, like Curly Girl did the other night, I wind up thinking oh yuck but that’s usually pretty much overshadowed by how panicked and paranoid I feel afterwards. Does anyone else . . . « Magic Lantern Arts
People are getting hectic and panicked. Times, Sunday Times
He said that the Government has been panicked into providing stand-by generation.
Shourie panicked, while the finance ministry tried to put up a brave face, saying it was just a regular correction.
Joe Strauss: LaRue's injury virtually demands a suspension for Cueto. dub the beachcomber: Joe, this won't be popular but the way I saw the brawl and the Cueto incident was that Cueto was backed up against the railing and panicked and began kicking. STLtoday.com Top News Headlines
It shouldn't be that once December comes a-knocking we get panicked into wearing things we daren't any other time of the year. Party frocks are failing us
Implicit in the construction of such a helipad is the hope in the worst case of avoiding the sort of panicked public rooftop departure that marked the American defeat in Vietnam. The Mega-Bunker of Baghdad
As the ship came to rest half submerged on its side, yards from the coast of the island of Giglio late on Friday, anger rose among the thousands of passengers who had swum or been ferried and flown to safety over what they described as a botched evacuation by crew members who panicked. The Guardian World News
Guests panicked and screamed when the bomb exploded.
Or the aborted calves from the panicked cattle during the attacks. On Wolves And The Future Of Hunting
Pook's alarm grew when some of her fellow passengers started shouting ‘bomb, bomb’ and a panicked rush for the doors began.
But when the smoke billows, politicians have to answer to a panicked public, and they often seize the opportunity to push a different agenda.
When they heard the Cages bell, not to leeward where it should have been but off the port bow, the helmsman panicked. THE MAIN CAGES
Matthew MacFadyen is a notably fey King's Justice and Bettany looks tortured and panicked, as if his old employer Lars von Trier was waving to him from behind the camera.
The execs who panicked and hired David Lee Roth showed they were the equal of Stern in their unimaginativeness and mediocrity. The king of all media « BuzzMachine
The growing support for the protests panicked the government and union leaderships, who began to look for a way to shut down the campaign.
When we'd arrived at her place she'd panicked over Ken not being there, and rushed around like a madwoman checking to make sure things were still there.
Each of them seemed panicked and blubbery, mumbling to themselves in French. Crossed
Their crack troops would not have been so easily panicked or outwitted.
It was past my curfew and I could tell that I looked panicked because of the face Jake was making.
As it begins to look as though the plane will plough into the water, panicked screams fill the cabin.
But the alarm sounding panicked the defendant, and he ran off empty-handed.
Taking that as a friendly gesture, I leaned closer, but he panicked and scurried into the crack between the window sash and the sill.
This is a besieged, privileged and panicked minority at prayer.
The only goal came in the 25th minute when Crouch's knock-down panicked Scharner into reckless contact with Owen a yard inside the area.
But instead of effortless gliding, I panicked. The Sun
Instead he panicked, jumping over the station's ticket barriers and running down to a train where he was shot.
The knights on the bridge behind were thrown into confusion, panicked, and retreated.
felt panicked before each exam
She must’ve hit the accelerator pedal instead of the brake and panicked.
The government was panicked into releasing a statement today in relation to baby care, and it's poorly done, it's poorly researched and it's poorly thought out.
I panicked, and scrambled to the back of the wagon again as the portcullis lifted to admit us to the courtyard.
When the feds had him sweating down in seg at Oak Park Heights, he'd panicked. ABSOLUTE ZERO
Cumbria Police said the sheep appeared to have panicked as the men chased it.
Telephone lines were jammed and mobile phone services briefly crashed as panicked residents called family and friends.
This Laura might have panicked, or settled things with her husband, who knows, a million things. THE UNORTHODOX MURDER OF RABBI MOSS
Well actually… (catches panicked look from Willow) yes, you're absolutely right.
TAX workers panicked when documents with confidential information on families blew out of an office block window. The Sun
With only two exits open - narrow gateways at that - there is no possibility that a panicked crowd could get safely to the lower level with no direction from anyone in authority.
She almost panicked when she heard the rasp of steel being drawn.
Stalin at first panicked, but then assumed personal control over military operations.
In the ensuing confusion, he managed to win the race following a wrong flag signal by a panicked marshal.
Since those first panicked tweets, the Web has been filling up with video clips that make clear exactly what an earthquake looks like as it happens YouTube now has a page dedicated to them; Wikipedia has a growing and extensively hyperlinked article; and Google now tops search results with information about the quake and has set up a special page listing resources and collecting updates. Japan: Earthquake shows how bad news travels fast, and first, online
Here's where I panicked a bittle because i find situations like this so stressful to explain to people. Lily-white Diary Entry
Her voice was quaking, panicked in a way that sent my blood drumming in my ears.
He said he would not be panicked into financial restructuring or asset disposals. Times, Sunday Times
Sometimes she panicked, sometimes she was almost catatonic. CHAMELEON
Siannodelli entered, wrapped in a cloak and carrying a bag, her expression so bleak and reminiscent of her mother that the bard panicked.
There was anger among the thousands of passengers who had swum or been ferried and flown to safety over what they described as a botched evacuation by crew members who panicked. The Guardian World News
The crowd panicked and some jumped into a well to be crushed by those jumping after them.
This is a besieged, privileged and panicked minority at prayer.
Consummers panicked by mad cow disease continue to shun steak and roasts.
I panicked, something I rarely do, and pressed the throttle lever.
She is panicked about possible reprisals at work because of her illness and absences, together with the fact that she is seeing a psychiatrist.
Unfortunately, nobody considered notifying anyone else, and local and state authorities were soon deluged with calls from panicked citizens.
Many people become so panicked they feel ugly and out of control. Times, Sunday Times
The club's manager appreciates that he has little time to prepare for the new Rugby League Premiership season, which kicks off on December 2, but he will not be panicked into rushing things.
It just goes to show that it often pays long-term investors to wait patiently and avoid being panicked into hasty reactions. Times, Sunday Times
But instead of effortless gliding, I panicked. The Sun
She shook her head, her expression growing panicked. Kresley Cole Immortals After Dark: The Clan MacRieve
There were a number of options on the table, some of which were attractive, but the manager says he will not be panicked into making a decision until the future becomes clear.
Shortly after they opened the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883, a rumour about its imminent collapse triggered a panicked stampede that killed 12 people.
One young sentry who felt that the ghost was near him panicked and ran to the guardroom for protection.
People panicked and stampeded, blows rained down, people fell and hurt themselves in the melee.
Buford's assailant was never apprehended, and he theorized that the hitchhiker was a "wanted man" who had panicked when he realized that he had crawled into a car with a lawman. The Twelfth Of August -The life story of Sheriff Buford Pusser
She must’ve hit the accelerator pedal instead of the brake and panicked.
One said: 'There were loads of people crying and many vendors who were completely panicked. The Sun
The 11-year-old panicked and struggled to swim to the banking.
Coles would have appeared, or did someone think it was worth getting the bunnies at Coles Myer all panicked by introducing Newbridge into the equation?
The Government panicked and announced that the airport would be closed all day today, the cruise ships left their berths to head out to deeper water, while first reports suggested that the storm would be here by midnight.
I was so panicked walking through customs in France, that my friend made me use her asthma inhaler. The Sun
TAX workers panicked when documents with confidential information on families blew out of an office block window. The Sun
Most people would have panicked and fled at the sight of such a huge creature barreling forward at high speed with intent to kill.
Who will want to compete, when the Government can be panicked into stepping in every time there is a complaint?

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