shock
Example Sentences
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There was nothing artificial about the atmosphere as every Macclesfield fan scented another shock in the cold night air.
From BBC
Mansfield produced the only shock of note so far in the fourth round by coming from behind to win 2-1 at top tier Burnley on Saturday.
From Barron's
That America needed a shock to its system should have been obvious by the middle of the last decade.
“It’s just shocking, what else can you say? It’s so sad,” church secretary Cheryle Johnson said Sunday outside the nearly century-old church.
This is not the most shocking admission considering the sci-fi thriller is set against the backdrop of an ocean of human blood – but what has been a surprise is its dramatic box office success.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
