shockingly
Example Sentences
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OXFORD, Miss.—When Lane Kiffin shockingly abandoned Ole Miss mid-playoff run last fall to take the head coaching job at archrival LSU, he wasn’t content with getting a new gig and a massive pay raise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It was a Saturday, and the sky above the lake was shockingly clear.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
The man who shockingly demoted then-24-year-old goalkeeper Guillermo “Memo” Ochoa in favor of a more experienced player prior to the 2010 World Cup was now relying on upstarts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The April jobs report would have to be shockingly poor to worry the Fed, and even then, it might not be viewed as credible.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
She kept badgering Old Tallow to bring her a mirror, but the old woman refused until one day Angeline screamed at her, shockingly, that she wanted to see herself.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
