shaken

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The father of one of three 14-year-old boys involved in the incident said his son was "shaken" afterwards.

From BBC • May 7, 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

Indeed, our faith in the very existence of period styles has been severely shaken, even though we continue to refer to them as a convenient shorthand in discussing the past.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson