shock

Example Sentences

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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

Wales made shocking starts in the opening two games but ensured that was not the case on this occasion.

From BBC

Lagarde: I’d say on the primary objective, I think we can say “mission accomplished”—failing some kind of massive unexpected shocks that would come to hit our economies.

From The Wall Street Journal