culture shock
Example Sentences
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It was a huge and, for many Imagineers, unwelcome culture shock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
This culture shock played out a different way with the students Tran taught English to in Vietnam.
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025
It was the biggest culture shock of my life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
When I was 14 years old, I went there for two months to visit relatives and it was a complete culture shock.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025
The culture shock I’d felt when I first got to campus was real.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
