shocker

Example Sentences

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He opts for a flashy shocker of a finale, which violates the play’s comic naturalism and seems faintly desperate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

"What were they doing?," lamented former England centre Will Greenwood in his Sunday Telegraph column, with the 2003 World Cup-winner adding: "I love Ford but that was a shocker of a call."

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

"It is a real shocker for him, for us and for England."

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

The study was a shocker when it was first published in April 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

As it drops to the ground, he says, “You’re a dead-set shocker, aren’t you?”

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak