shaken

Example Sentences

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There is a lot of faith in last year’s expansion club, but the potential draft-day flub of trading away Flau’jae Johnson has shaken some of that.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

But on 18 March that success story was shaken.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Some Washington reporters left the event shaken, while some were convinced they were heroes for surviving.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Granted that everyone was at least a little shaken, and in such circumstances people often suffer from what Tom Wolfe called “information compulsion.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

I turn to the others and realize that they’re all just as shaken as I am—even the preppy kid.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman