shaken

Example Sentences

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“We didn’t understand what was happening,” one shaken Montenegran concertgoer said on Instagram during the outdoor show.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

After the meeting, he said he was so shaken that a passing policeman asked if he was OK.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Asian markets fell Wednesday as surging bond yields and stubborn inflation concerns knocked an investor confidence already shaken by US President Donald Trump's renewed threats of striking Iran.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

A wisely managed retirement plan for cops and firemen is shaken down to shrink a deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Daisy had me so shaken up by now, I hardly knew what to believe.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls