shocking

adjective

shock·ing | \ ˈshä-kiŋ

Definition of shocking

: extremely startling, distressing, or offensive shocking news

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Examples of shocking in a Sentence

The number of young teenagers who smoke is shocking. a shocking waste of money The building is in a shocking state.

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In the most shocking moment from the entire episode, after hallucinating for like 45 straight minutes, Archie is found unresponsive by the park rangers who come to try to save him. — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, ""Riverdale" Midseason Premiere's Most Shocking Moments," 17 Jan. 2019 In perhaps one of the most shocking results ever on the show, America's Got Talent contestant Courtney Hadwin did NOT make the top five finalists. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "'America's Got Talent' Fans Want to "Revolt" After Courtney Hadwin Didn't Win the Finale," 20 Sep. 2018 Yet despite the shocking results, the survey marked an improvement over last year, when 57 percent of Americans couldn’t name a single Supreme Court justice. — Lukas Mikelionis, Fox News, "Name a Supreme Court justice? More than half of Americans can't, survey says," 30 Aug. 2018 The defeat was arguably the most shocking result of the tournament so far. — David Harding, chicagotribune.com, "Argentina fans disappointed but still hopeful after Croatia loss," 22 June 2018 Generally speaking, the most shocking results require the most deplorable methods. — Dylan Hernandez, latimes.com, "Landon Donovan's heart was in the right place, but the U.S.-Mexico soccer rivalry is too intense," 20 June 2018 And the White House is expected, as soon as today, to formally call off military drills with South Korea, one of the more shocking results of the summit. — Doug Criss, CNN, "5 things for June 14: Russia probe, interest rates, North Korea, migrants, World Cup," 14 June 2018 Elsewhere, a shocking-pink Astroturf lines the floor of a room debuting Jungle, a line of indoor-outdoor seating covered in an allover pink-and-green palm print. — Parker Bowie Larson, ELLE Decor, "The New Versace Home Collection Is the Fantasy of Our Candy-Colored, Neon-Tinged Dreams," 9 Apr. 2019 But the methods the company took were shocking, even to Gouthro, who in the article describes Tesla as significantly less professional than Facebook. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "New Report Claims Tesla Engaged in Lies, Threats to Stop Leaks," 13 Mar. 2019

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