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emotion sentences

Descriptive Phrases on Emotions.

ANGER
He turned red with fury.
His blood boiled.
An angry frown creased his forehead.
He was like a bull in a china shop.
Seething with anger, Ali approached John menacingly.
His eyes flashed with anger and resentment.
He turned red with fury.
He stamped his foot in anger.
He gritted his teeth in anger.
He was too angry for words.

HAPPINESS
He was saturated with happiness.
He was as happy as a lark.
He was grinning from ear to ear.
He was on cloud nine.
He was like a dog with two tails

EXCITEMENT
He was quivering all over with excitement.
His eyes widened with excitement.
His pulses raced with excitement.

TIREDNESS
He was dog-tired and kept yawning.
His eyes were red from the lack of sleep.

SADNESS
Tears welled up in his eyes and began rolling down his cheeks like rivulets.
No one could express his agony.
She was on the brink of tears.
He felt the whole world collapsing upon him.
Dark clouds seemed to constantly loom over his head.
He sobbed sorrowfully.

FEAR
Paralyzed with fear, he could not command his legs to run.
The shock robbed him of speech.
A chill ran down his spine.
His hair stood on ends
He stood rooted to the ground.
Frightening thoughts race through her mind.
He was at loss for words.
His face turned pale and his skin felt cold and clammy.

PAIN
His forehead was beaded with perspiration;
His eyebrows were deeply knitted and his mouth slightly ajar in his agony.

SHOCK/SURPRISE
They stared at him in blank amazement.
The shock robbed him of speech.