shocking

Example Sentences

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"It's shocking, absolutely shocking. It stops me getting closure and feeling like Lewis can rest in peace."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Prince’s shocking death in 2016 gave writers a reason to unearth the shady details of his antagonism toward Michael Jackson.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

The shocking answer unlocks a puzzle that has been troubling her, along with others that “The Kindness of Strangers” has laid out for the reader.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

He was the only one of seven judges to come to this shocking conclusion.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Suddenly the long drone of the horn stopped, and it was shocking, like the absence of ground at the start of a fall.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline