: one that shocks
especially
: something horrifying or offensive (such as a sensational film or work of fiction)
Examples of shocker in a Sentence
The ending of the movie is a real shocker.
Their divorce was a shocker.
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The two sides came to a 0-0 tie on Monday in one of the biggest shockers of the tournament so far.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Marist and Buford took the top overall spots (shocker), but there’s more to explore from each and every classification.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
And so one of the things that is sort of a shocker to a lot of Americans, the First Amendment says Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Rivals will never be the same after season 2's mid-season shocker — and neither will David Tennant's Tony Baddingham.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Marist and Buford took the top overall spots (shocker), but there’s more to explore from each and every classification.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
And so one of the things that is sort of a shocker to a lot of Americans, the First Amendment says Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Rivals will never be the same after season 2's mid-season shocker — and neither will David Tennant's Tony Baddingham.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for shocker
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“Shocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shocker. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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