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
This seemed to give a shock to his constitution from which he never afterwards fully recovered.
From The History of Dartmouth College by Smith, Baxter Perry
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
He felt by this time that he was committed to rather a dishonest part; he was pledged not to give a shock to her optimism.
From The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II) by James, Henry
