pallor-stricken

Updated: February 25, 2026

Then for the first time she was conscious of an unaccountable and terrifying sensation. She felt that she was not alone. She was only a few yards from the door, but lacked the courage to rise and fly. Her knees shook, her breath came fast, she almost felt the lurid effect of those tiny patches of rouge upon her pallor-stricken cheeks.

E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim - Anna the Adventuress