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Shocking in a sentence
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Shocking meaning
- Inspiring shock; startling.
- Unusually obscene or lewd.
- Extremely bad.
Synonyms of Shocking
Example sentences (20)
But Kohberger’s demeanor took an abrupt turn and his appearance changed after the shocking murders, the student said.
And there was a "shocking" lack of long-term data, even though the pills are usually prescribed for many months.
And the fact that that is completely counter to how these bureaucratic systems operate is shocking,” she said.
Culture secretary tells media bosses to review processes in wake of Brand claims "Those allegations are deeply shocking.
Even so, there was something vaguely shocking about the way Arsenal were sliced open again after half an hour.
Daniele Gates undergoes a shocking makeover and debuts a new look after separating from her cheating husband.
Detective Constable Simon Dadgostar, from the Flying Squad, said: “The actions of Graham are simply shocking.
Fury Of The Gods aka Shazam 2 might come up with a shocking surprise with its box office numbers during the first weekend.
A substantially higher budget so Rhys is really able to create a shocking, explosive and gore-filled movie.
After scans and biopsies, doctors at her local hospital gave her the shocking news that palliative care was the only option.
A SHOCKING incident in which fire ripped through a block of flats is not being looked at as suspicious, police have revealed.
A main factor in an individual’s effectiveness is stress, and the statistics about stress are shocking.
Christie’s disdain for the police comes across loud and clear, and the shocking finale makes no concession to cosy resolutions.
All the same, I do wonder just how well the Ioniq 6 will age as time takes us from its shocking debut.
Cornwall councillor Leigh Frost said the attack in his ward was “shocking and devastating” for Bodmin.
Disney's most iconic villains of all time, it's truly shocking Ursula from has not already received her own feature-length film.
General Hospital Spoilers: Alexis Warns Sam Not to Dump Drew – Sam’s Shocking Decision, Chooses Jason?
Easily the most shocking of the four announced characters was Deadpool and somehow the family-unfriendly mercenary is here already.
All year, the streaming service has been making renewal decisions, but there have been several shocking cancellation decisions, too.
For most authors, a six- or seven-figure advance is a shocking windfall; most books typically do not earn back the advance in sales.
Phrases with shocking
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with shocking
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the shocking 30×
- in shocking 19×
- shocking and 11×
- was shocking 10×
- more shocking 8×
- is shocking 8×
- shocking to 8×
- and shocking 8×
- shocking that 7×
- shocking incident 6×
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