shaken

Example Sentences

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The father of one of three 14-year-old boys involved in the incident said his son was "shaken" afterwards.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Some Washington reporters left the event shaken, while some were convinced they were heroes for surviving.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Melania Trump, who appeared visibly shaken during the Saturday night scare, expressed her outrage in a social media post earlier Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

And so the evening concludes with an explosion of emotion that redeems its flaws, and sends us reeling, shaken, into the night.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

She’s pretty shaken up, but I don’t think she’s as determined as my father to say this isn’t happening.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman