shock

Example Sentences

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Early readings from the spacecraft's magnetometers may have detected Mars' bow shock, the region where the solar wind interacts with the planet's magnetic environment.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

However, the result of the hair strand test came as a complete shock.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

"My father died of shock after hearing that my brother was dead," he said.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The economic shock has also rippled across the world, driving up the cost of fule and other goods.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

The guards were slack-jawed with shock, tonsils on view to the world.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell