shocker

Example Sentences

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Lord Nash described the government's consultation as "a shocker" and he became emotional as he paid tribute to bereaved parents who campaigned for a change in the law following the deaths of their children.

From BBC

He opts for a flashy shocker of a finale, which violates the play’s comic naturalism and seems faintly desperate.

From The Wall Street Journal

They sacked Thomas Frank, thinking they were going to get this short-term fix from Tudor, but they have got a guy who has had a short-term shocker.

From BBC

For three decades, the meta-horror franchise “Scream” has outmaneuvered its fandom with so many convoluted murder motives that the only shocker left would be a straightforward, sincere slasher.

From Los Angeles Times

"What were they doing?," lamented former England centre Will Greenwood in his Sunday Telegraph column, with the 2003 World Cup-winner adding: "I love Ford but that was a shocker of a call."

From Barron's