: 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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But in a shocker move in September 1983, Joe Strummer kicked guitarist Mick Jones out of the band, denouncing his former mate as a rock-star sellout.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
Given not only how overmatched his roster is on paper, but the fact that Willard himself called the scheduling of this game a head-scratcher, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer's Jeff Neiburg, a blowout loss by Villanova would hardly be a shocker.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
This triple bill of vintage shockers serves as a reminder that movies don’t need to have red-colored blood — or have much in the way of blood at all — to be terrifying.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Sarah Ferguson was the Duchess of York and has proven to be a shocker, too.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
Given not only how overmatched his roster is on paper, but the fact that Willard himself called the scheduling of this game a head-scratcher, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer's Jeff Neiburg, a blowout loss by Villanova would hardly be a shocker.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
This triple bill of vintage shockers serves as a reminder that movies don’t need to have red-colored blood — or have much in the way of blood at all — to be terrifying.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Sarah Ferguson was the Duchess of York and has proven to be a shocker, too.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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 13 Nov. 2025.
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