Example Sentences

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Storm Claudia left the local community "shell-shocked" at the extent of the damage, in spite of the river flood defences in place.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

After the match, the shell-shocked Sharapova explained that the tricky winds made her unsure whether her balls were going to land in, undermining her laser-like groundstokes and confidence.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

A student who thought she had flu has described being "shell-shocked" when she was told she had cancer.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

“People are shell-shocked right now,” Chris Diodato, a financial planner focusing on early retirement and founder of Wellth Financial Planning, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

Seeing that army seemed to have triggered some kind of memory, leaving him shell-shocked.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan