Examples of shocker in a Sentence

The ending of the movie is a real shocker. Their divorce was a shocker.

Recent Examples on the Web Possibly the biggest shocker of the 2020 lineup was a reunion set by Fiery Furnaces, the quirky, theatrical art-rock duo with roots in the Chicago suburbs. — Justin Curto, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2021 The Lions drop to 0-1 to start the season, shocker. — Andrew Hammond, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2021 It's been almost three years since Ohio State's last loss to a Big Ten opponent, a 49-20 shocker against Purdue on Oct. 20, 2018, and it's been a decade since the Buckeyes' last season with more than one loss in conference play. — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2021 The high-modernist period should have yielded a Dracula shocker, but film, opera’s upstart rival, took possession of the genre. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021 It was forced to move its opener against Oklahoma to Norman last week and came close to pulling off a shocker, losing 40-35. — Charles Hollis, al, 10 Sep. 2021 An aspiring electrician, the Diamondbacks left-hander delivered a shocker for the history books Saturday night. — David Brandt, ajc, 15 Aug. 2021 In a major shocker for CW's new Charmed show that also serves as an unnerving mirror to the original, history is repeating itself. — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE.com, 11 Aug. 2021 Many of the blockbuster deals, including Tuesday's shocker that sent goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury from Vegas to Chicago, saw one team unloading a pricey contract for a less expensive return. — Sarah Mclellan, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021

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