1766 E. Jerningham 15 Bid her recline woe-stricken on thy Breast.
1850 W. M. Thackeray II. xix. 184 Arthur could not see how pallid and woe-stricken her face was.
1912 ‘R. Connor’ ii. v. 236 A glance at his young brother's pale and woe-stricken face changed his wrath to pity.
2012 8 Mar. (Second ed.) 12 The woe-stricken retail sector has been forced into a further 580 job cuts.