shock

Example Sentences

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Kazakh figure skater Mikhail Shaidorov says he is still spinning in disbelief after pulling off the biggest shock of the Winter Olympics so far.

From Barron's

"When we first saw this picture, I was shocked," Nigri says.

From Science Daily

Raman’s entry into the race, hours before the filing deadline, shocked the city’s political elite and infuriated the mayor’s supporters.

From Los Angeles Times

"It was such a shock to the local community," said Gordon James, then director of Friends of the Earth in Wales.

From BBC

For the bank's clients, some of whom say they have lost their life savings and precious family jewellery and valuables, this is a time of anger, confusion and shock.

From BBC