shock
Example Sentences
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An AFP journalist at the Republique station saw a security team treating a woman who had been wounded in the leg and appeared to be in a state of shock.
From Barron's
Beyoncé didn't actually say any of these words as she won country album of the year in February, but her facial expression and body language conveyed her understandable shock.
From BBC
That this gay romance’s most enthusiastic evangelists are women, then, shouldn’t come as a shock to anybody.
From Salon
The last time these three indicators all flashed red for a prolonged period was in the 1970s, when U.S. institutions were dealing with economic instability, political turmoil, and oil shocks.
From Barron's
But even in this brave new world of college sports, the latest twist comes as a shock.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
