shocker
Example Sentences
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"When I look at my bank statements about what's been coming in in the past years, it doesn't compare and it's a shocker really," he said.
From BBC
But Mr. Williams’s reference was still kind of a shocker.
From New York Times
Lawrence is still in a competition with Gardner Minshew II, but it would be a shocker if the former Clemson star didn’t prevail.
From Washington Post
An aspiring electrician, the Diamondbacks left-hander delivered a shocker for the history books Saturday night.
From Fox News
“Getting the positive wasn’t necessarily a shocker because of the way I felt that day,” he said.
From Seattle Times
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