culture shock
Example Sentences
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She talked about her first night out with her Californian roommate and the culture shock of seeing students wearing shorts to class and their public displays of affection.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
A British couple detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan for seven-and-a-half months have described a "huge culture shock" after returning to the UK.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
It was a huge and, for many Imagineers, unwelcome culture shock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
Edward, in his all-black leather outfit with his wild hair, is a visual culture shock, especially in comparison to the pastel world of the burbs he moves into.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025
It was culture shock for both sides, and the best they could do was form an uneasy alliance.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
