| In his consternation, making the most of a dwindling lucidity, he asks only that his brother accompany him to the hospital the following day. |
| There was genuine consternation at the bar as the newspaper report was read aloud. |
| The prince, whose bachelorhood caused consternation to his father, has said he plans to marry one day but only when he is ready. |
| The elder daughter finds to her consternation that her marriage is on the rocks. |
| One person will find his stimulant in an emergency while another may feel anxiety and consternation. |
| Each point is conveyed with a sense of astonishment and consternation at the world he depicts. |
