How do you use Shocked in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like aghast or appalled, plus the exact meaning.
Shocked in a sentence
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Shocked meaning
- Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant.
- Suffering from shock.
- Affected, altered, or transformed by one or more shock waves.
Using Shocked
- The main meaning on this page is: Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant. | Suffering from shock. | Affected, altered, or transformed by one or more shock waves.
- Useful related words include: aghast, appalled, dismayed, afraid.
- In the example corpus, shocked often appears in combinations such as: was shocked, shocked to, shocked and.
Context around Shocked
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 7 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 1 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shocked
- In this selection, "shocked" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shell, mean, easily, spain, world and anyone stand out and add context to how "shocked" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include i am shocked shocked that and also not shocked. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shocked" sits close to words such as parliamentary, authors and auto, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shocked
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I was shocked – but also not shocked. (7 words)
I’m shocked, shocked I tell ya. (7 words)
Shocked: She said: 'Absolutely not, no way, the producers were shocked themselves! (12 words)
After a six-year hiatus, rock band My Chemical Romance shocked and thrilled fans by announcing that they'll be coming back together for a reunion tour — but if they'd only listened to Joe Jonas, they could have been shocked and thrilled four months ago. (46 words)
You may remember that Kavanaugh told the Senate last week that he was SHOCKED, SHOCKED to find out that Judge Kozinski, for whom he himself clerked, sexually harassed women in his office. (32 words)
The Oct. 1 News Tribune reported on the view of President Donald Trump held by his former business associates and others in Atlantic City, New Jersey (“Atlantic City is shocked — shocked! (31 words)
On the other hand, you have to be shocked because these are kids and who do we become if we stop being shocked? (23 words)
The Oct. 1 News Tribune reported on the view of President Donald Trump held by his former business associates and others in Atlantic City, New Jersey (“Atlantic City is shocked — shocked! (31 words)
Shocked: She said: 'Absolutely not, no way, the producers were shocked themselves! (12 words)
Example sentences (20)
I was shocked, I mean shocked to hear James say he listened to my show and had a big smile on his face.
The mother later told police: ‘I am shocked – shocked that my daughter could do something like that to me.
It shocked a people who is not easily shocked, who thought it had seen everything.
The horrible image of an arm waving from the midst of the blaze that killed the Dalou family shocked an already shocked world.
Those who caught the video were fairly shocked by the topless style of Remy Ma but mostly shocked by Fat Joe’s move.
Gabi would be shocked if Jake’s not a match, and Jake would be shocked if he is.
He was probably shocked anyone complained, and even more shocked that the regulatory body sided with the tenant.
I was shocked – but also not shocked.
The Oct. 1 News Tribune reported on the view of President Donald Trump held by his former business associates and others in Atlantic City, New Jersey (“Atlantic City is shocked — shocked!
After a six-year hiatus, rock band My Chemical Romance shocked and thrilled fans by announcing that they'll be coming back together for a reunion tour — but if they'd only listened to Joe Jonas, they could have been shocked and thrilled four months ago.
I am shocked, shocked, that a Florida businessman would RIP off an overly conservative, religiously backwards, people and their community.
I'm shocked, SHOCKED that our society was able to survive hearing a dirty word being transmitted electronically.
Shocked: She said: 'Absolutely not, no way, the producers were shocked themselves!
The elites were shocked, like the US hostile elites were shocked by Trump victory.
I’m shocked, shocked I tell ya.
I was shocked…shocked to see Corbin with Reigns in his usual combo head and arm lock after the commercial interruption.
On the other hand, you have to be shocked because these are kids and who do we become if we stop being shocked?
Shell-shocked Spain face Portugal in early World Cup treat (Today) - Shell-shocked Spain face Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal on Friday in a mouthwatering clash following the extraordinary.
We all knew who Donald Trump was when he was elected, so being truly “shocked, shocked” by his corruption is not an option.
You may remember that Kavanaugh told the Senate last week that he was SHOCKED, SHOCKED to find out that Judge Kozinski, for whom he himself clerked, sexually harassed women in his office.
Common combinations with shocked
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- was shocked 44×
- shocked to 27×
- shocked and 23×
- shocked when 22×
- were shocked 20×
- shocked by 19×
- be shocked 17×
- shocked shocked 16×
- shocked that 11×
- shocked if 10×