give a shock
Example Sentences
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It checks the heart rhythm and will only tell you to give a shock if it is needed.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2022
“They wanted to give a shock message today to show to everybody that they are serious about price stability.”
From BusinessWeek • Mar. 3, 2011
A stream of water thrown on a heavily charged electric light wire will give a shock and may even kill the fireman holding the nozzle.
From Guide to Hotel Housekeeping by Palmer, Mary E.
Was there not in this a sentimental reason strong enough to give a shock to the principle of population?
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra
Perhaps he thought the time had come to give a shock to our too confident views concerning evolution.
From A Critique of the Theory of Evolution by Morgan, Thomas Hunt
