shocking

Example Sentences

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What’s shocking about Raman’s flop is that she should know how important it is to project well to a television audience, given that her husband is a screenwriter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

But Assistant Coroner Ivor Collett dismissed criticism of the council, and said Brooke's death was a "shocking accident".

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Callais no less shocking and appalling for having been anticipated.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck, discuss the shocking earnings report and the reasons to doubt it as a sign of future growth, including the internet’s ever-evolving information economy.

From Slate • May 2, 2026

To Ismene, shocking as it was, overwhelming her with anguish for the pitiful dead body and the lonely, homeless soul, it seemed, nevertheless, that nothing could be done except to acquiesce.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton