shocking

Example Sentences

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And Amie Cunat, the artist, painted it not the traditional white, but in shocking Yves Klein blue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“They can see the leaves on the trees and the math on the board, and it’s shocking to them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

For the Federal Reserve, the latest data offer some breathing room: It provides evidence that the labor market isn’t collapsing after February’s shocking decline of 133,000 jobs.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

She downs her glass of orange wine, leans forward and confesses to something truly shocking.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

He takes a step back from me, as though I am the one who did the shocking thing instead of merely doing what he ordered.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black