shocker

Example Sentences

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He opts for a flashy shocker of a finale, which violates the play’s comic naturalism and seems faintly desperate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

"What were they doing?," lamented former England centre Will Greenwood in his Sunday Telegraph column, with the 2003 World Cup-winner adding: "I love Ford but that was a shocker of a call."

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

There were suspicions in the first Test that all might not be well with Snicko and the technology had an all-time shocker on the first day of the third Test in Adelaide.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

The study was a shocker when it was first published in April 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

“He just dropped it on his way out, and I picked it up as I went to chase him. That’s all. He was a complete shocker, all right?”

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak