How to Use shocking in a Sentence

shocking

adjective

• The building is in a shocking state.
• The number of young teenagers who smoke is shocking.
• And then there are the videos that are less sweet than shocking.
  — Isis Briones, House Beautiful, 9 May 2023
• But big changes are on the way — with a shocking jolt of chilly air inbound.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
• What's shocking is the speed with which all this has happened.
  — Eyal Yakoby, National Review, 6 Dec. 2023
• That’s part of what was shocking, looking back on this.
  — Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• But yes, because the way that it was received was so shocking to me.
  — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2023
• Most true crime shows center on shocking events, of course.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2024
• Our defeat in the playoffs was shocking and still stings.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
• To hear some of the host’s most shocking moments from the show, check out the video provided below.
  — oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
• But the level to which the Jaguars have collapsed in Calvi’s 12th season has been truly shocking.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 17 May 2023
• For the most part, these impressions were vague as to why the buyers screening was so shocking.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
• But the fact that this challenge is before the nation’s highest court at all is shocking.
  — Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023
• Most shocking was the 54- and 53-yard touchdown passes the Aztecs allowed against Air Force, which ranks last in the nation in passing.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2023
• Here are some of the most shocking incidents that occurred on airplanes in 2023.
  — Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
• Today, not being able to connect your iPhone to your car would be shocking.
  — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2024
• Chadwick wasn’t the only one to capture the shocking encounter on camera.
  — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
• The video had a significant and shocking impact, Schultz said.
  — Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2023
• South Korea—which had lost its first two games—scored a shocking early goal in the sixth minute in Brisbane against Germany, to go up 1-0.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 3 Aug. 2023
• One of the most shocking scenes, among many, was the moment in the end where your character is in a coma and Oliver rips out her breathing tube.
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2023
• But even in an age where this kind of thing happens a lot, this one felt especially shocking.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
• Allen is a proud and safe city, which makes today's senseless act of violence even more shocking.
  — Greg Hanlon, Peoplemag, 7 May 2023
• Alongside Kardashian, the two make shocking revelations about the fate of their lives to come.
  — Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
• Tonight, The Kardashians season 3 is set to premiere with a shocking new season.
  — oregonlive, 25 May 2023
• The indictment of a former president was shocking, but Trump’s words were not.
  — Thomas Zeitzoff, The Conversation, 10 July 2023
• The variety of gameplay in such a high-budget title is shocking.
  — Gene Park, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
• Houston won 30-0, ending the long home winning streak in shocking fashion.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 27 Aug. 2023
• The identity of the three kidnappers, and their connection to the crime scene, was shocking, and added a layer of malice to the infamous crime.
  — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
• This shocking twist certainly left a new chapter to be explored, and fans will get the chance to see it with a season 2 renewal.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 4 Aug. 2023
• The other shocking revelation is her claim that one of her ex-partners cheated on her in her own house.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024