shock tactics
Example Sentences
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Macras doesn’t go in for the shock tactics that are Holzinger’s stock in trade, but she still appears to take a page from the younger and more transgressive practitioner of dance theater.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
The declaration, leaving Pakistan about 100 overs for the chase, was generous, but immediately vindicated by the success of England's shock tactics.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2022
British payments company Wise tried shock tactics in its early days, with anti-bank ads and flash mobs across the City of London.
From Reuters ● Jul. 29, 2021
Maher, 66, a gay man who grew up in Brooklyn and came out as a teen, favors loving outreach over shock tactics.
From Washington Times ● May 8, 2021
The mounted arm will almost certainly now be confined to screening operations and to shock tactics, after the opposing armies have come into touch with one another.
From Sir John French An Authentic Biography by Chisholm, Cecil
