shaken

Example Sentences

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“We didn’t understand what was happening,” one shaken Montenegran concertgoer said on Instagram during the outdoor show.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

A wisely managed retirement plan for cops and firemen is shaken down to shrink a deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Kroszner, Warsh’s former colleague, said that Warsh is used to criticism and won’t be shaken.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The ongoing enforcement operation, which sparked nationwide protests after two US citizens were killed, has left some residents shaken - particularly among the largest Somali community outside Africa, found in the city of Minneapolis.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Daisy had me so shaken up by now, I hardly knew what to believe.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls