Example Sentences

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Shell-shocked, he suffered panic attacks and crying jags but seems to have settled down after a sleepover with a friend.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

Shell-shocked residents gathered in the lobby and other communal areas, as they tried to make sense of what had happened, and who they had lost, in hushed conversations.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2024

Shell-shocked investors waited to see just how aggressive the Federal Reserve would be on rates, with many fearing drastic action would risk tipping the world into recession.

From Reuters • Jun. 15, 2022

Shell-shocked, humiliated, guilt-ridden, he has bottomed out so far he’ll even cry in front of his sister.

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2019

Shell-shocked as they were, there was hope: Sherry had lined up another job interview for Jesse.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz