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

She said the first bit of news was "shocking" - and the second "devastating".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

It’s been a shocking eight years since The Chats released “Smoko,” but crowds in Indio will find it’s aged like fine wine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

It was a shocking attack on European democracies.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

Someone else remarks that it would be a travesty to dye over such a color, a shocking red much brighter than their mother’s auburn.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern