shock
Example Sentences
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To the shock of many staffers and lawmakers, they proposed at least a dozen grants that would bypass the normal open bidding process.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Eventually tankers will find their optimal refinery homes, and the immediate shock will pass.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Non-tradable inflation eased to 3.4% year over year, and core measures excluding food and energy held at 2.5%, “showing little sign that the fuel shock is bleeding into other prices,” Nguyen said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
“My reaction was shock, disbelief, anger, embarrassment,” Julio Varela, 54, said in an interview Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Rudolph Palmetto: I pictured him with a shock of red hair and a piercing whistle.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
