Word: aghast
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...Dewey throws himself into a mosh pit of revelers, no one catches him. Fired by the band, he holes up with a friend who is too meek to say no but who does suggest that Dewey help with the rent by selling one of his guitars. The artiste is aghast: "Would you ask Picasso to sell one of his guitars...
...American public had cared, at the end of the Second World War, about the suppression of civil rights in a land under military control, they certainly would have been aghast at the conditions in Japan. But out of this oppressive melee rose an open, democratic society...
...from Sears, raped her and stabbed her 38 times. Earle won a death sentence, but instead of trumpeting his victory, he gave a morose press conference calling it "a sad day for everybody." When a friend of the victim's brought him a congratulatory bottle of whiskey, Earle was aghast. "This is not a celebratory event," he scolded. Citing the administrative demands of running a large D.A.'s office and the talent of his staff prosecutors, Earle never again personally prosecuted a death case...
...gate-crash Prince William's 21st-birthday bash at Windsor Castle. Aspiring comedian Aaron Barschak managed to kiss the Prince on both cheeks and head for the bar before being nabbed by police. Home Secretary David Blunkett ordered an urgent inquiry into the "appalling breach" in security; Britons were aghast. But the real wonder is why anyone was surprised at all. Despite the millions of dollars a year British taxpayers pay to protect the royals, such lapses are an annual event, with more than 20 intrusions in the past two decades. Here's a look at the most memorable breaches...
...pulled into EZ’s parking lot, aghast. Feebly, I tried to explain to the lady at the counter what had happened only a minute before. Please, I begged, don’t charge this to me. Luckily, it was easier convincing her of my innocence than the higher-ups at The Crimson, who from then on eyed me with suspicion...