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
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
“I think it was a bit of a culture shock for me… I remember thinking how the people in Virginia just talked different.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025
The culture shock I’d felt when I first got to campus was real.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
