give a shock
Example Sentences
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It checks the heart rhythm and will only tell you to give a shock if it is needed.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2022
“They wanted to give a shock message today to show to everybody that they are serious about price stability.”
From BusinessWeek • Mar. 3, 2011
This seemed to give a shock to his constitution from which he never afterwards fully recovered.
From The History of Dartmouth College by Smith, Baxter Perry
The Minister for Foreign Affairs replied that in view of our successes he had confidence in our strength, and believed we could give a shock to Austria.
From Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle by Durham, M. E. (Mary Edith)
The gymotus, or Surinam eel, which attains a length of five or six feet, has an electric organ from head to tail, and can give a shock sufficient to kill a man.
From The Story of Electricity by Munro, John
