shocking

Example Sentences

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As if that weren’t sacrilege enough, the authors offer a series of additionally shocking revelations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“I’m keeping Cerina and Justin Fairfax’s children in my prayers as we all process this shocking and horrifying news,” he said in a post on social media.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

The book’s characters relate their stories in discrete sections that peel back time, revealing shocking secrets and meriting re-evaluation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Among them are shocking, surreal, unbelievable, unprecedented and unexpected.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

I’m afraid of my fingers against a sunlit window and the shocking relief that comes with it, when I should feel shame.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson