shock

Example Sentences

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He quickly looked back at his shocked players.

From Los Angeles Times

Fanatics has held hundreds of meetings in recent years with some of their most vociferous critics, so it came to no shock to insiders when Babikian took to X last week to announce the meeting.

From Los Angeles Times

Footage from the time showed him, visibly in shock, sifting through the rubble for items that belonged to his wife and baby daughter.

From Barron's

They were on the brink of a shock early exit as recently as Thursday and, while they recovered to guarantee a medal, they did not get the one they really wanted as they lost 9-6.

From BBC

Losing to Scotland and Ireland is perhaps not a shock, but the manner of those defeats puts pressure on Borthwick.

From BBC