shocking

Example Sentences

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She ultimately refrained, only to see UConn win in a shocking last-minute upset.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"The fact that nobody had noticed he was missing for two weeks. It was shocking, we couldn't believe it was happening."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

It was a shocking attack on European democracies.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

“I don’t really like to talk about it because it was a very shocking business,” he finally admits.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

When one of his agents was questioning a seedy local attorney—who, according to an informant, was trying to “strangle” the government’s probe—the attorney betrayed a shocking knowledge of the inner workings of the case.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann