shocking

Example Sentences

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It’d be shocking if this thing isn’t a bloated, exhausting mess, with the plot stretched way beyond its limits.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

"Cancer diagnosis and treatment can be shocking," she said.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The arrival of a fifth tenant results in multiple, shocking revelations about the people sharing the house.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Tuvalu climate activist Richard Gokrun said it was "really shocking" to see the nation tied up with fossil fuel companies.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Along with severe shortages of food and almost everything else, the shocking losses at Verdun and the Somme—a million and a half German soldiers dead and wounded—had shaken Germany’s morale.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman