The news electrified the technical men.

But the news electrified her, and she strained forward atten- tively.

The news electrified the world.

The New York Times wrote that news of the escape "electrified China's rights activists".

Suddenly, astonishing news electrified the group.

The news of the Union victory electrified the North.

The news electrified Tom and the other listeners in the communications room.

But the news electrified her, and she strained forward attentively.

The news electrifies the nation's black and white communities.

The news electrified those who heard it, for Burbank's tone was too businesslike to meet with argument.