shocker

Example Sentences

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"When I look at my bank statements about what's been coming in in the past years, it doesn't compare and it's a shocker really," he said.

From BBC

“This is a total shocker,” Terry Deshler, an emeritus professor of atmospheric science at the University of Wyoming, said of the recent downings and the enhanced-tracking effort.

From New York Times

But the batch of nominees for the 95th Academy Awards seemed to have more than its fair share of shockers, good and bad.

From Seattle Times

So when the school pressed her for money owed for unpaid lunches, “it was a shocker.”

From New York Times

“So, at this point, to be doubling down on those same things in Davos — it’s a shocker.”

From Washington Post