How to Use shocker in a Sentence

shocker

noun

• The ending of the movie is a real shocker.
• Their divorce was a shocker.
• The teams that can combat this are — shocker — big.
  — Cj Moore, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
• Breadon’s win came as a last-minute shocker.
  — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
• That’s the biggest shocker of the night and a three-point play.
  — Doug Feinberg, The Seattle Times, 29 Mar. 2019
• Since then, though, no one has seen the Huskies as world shockers.
  — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
• But even so, last night's death was a true shocker that has fans reeling.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 Mar. 2021
• Then came an even bigger shocker.
  — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
• That in many classrooms will be a shocker for a lot of students.
  — David French, National Review, 5 July 2017
• What a shocker to pull the curtain back on the biggest bands of their era.
  — Star Tribune, 2 July 2021
• So what’s on his mind as the show moves beyond that shocker of a finale?
  — Jessica Derschowitz, Variety, 8 Aug. 2022
• That means figuring out a way to beat a team that just pulled off quite a shocker.
  — Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2018
• That’s kind of a shocker, and that propelled the whole thing forward.
  — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
• The host weighs in on the season 2 premiere shocker and much more.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
• Aside from the new toys added to the mix, the biggest shocker is how Woody has aged.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 May 2026
• But the real shocker comes on defense.
  — Fred Katz, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
• This wasn’t a shocker of a recoupling.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 4 June 2026
• The shockers start right from the beginning.
  — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
• The kinds of people who like to get mad about Meghan Markle are — shocker!
  — Jeva Lange, The Week, 9 June 2021
• So, yeah, the Giants were a shocker, and Kapler pulled the strings.
  — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 30 Sep. 2020
• So his breakout through four games isn’t a shocker to the Jacksonville brass.
  — Albert Breer, SI.com, 30 Sep. 2019
• As far as Hollywood shockers go, this one’s a doozy.
  — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
• In a shocker, the Rockets left draft night last week with the prospect many hoped the team would land all along.
  — Rahat Huq, Chron, 27 June 2022
• While there were plenty of blindsides, there were few (if any) pick-your-jaw-up-off-the-floor shockers.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
• Would a 9-8 finish be a massive shocker?
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
• If the Hornets had captured the Flagg, now that would have been the shocker.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
• The first shocker hit with the hot lead, suggesting that Roman might still be alive.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
• The trade was a shocker to fans, and probably to Gimenez’ teammates.
  — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
• Yorkville’s Ben Alvarez being in the right place at the right time is not a big shocker.
  — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2022
• But some coaches might not care about your fantasy football team (shocker).
  — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2026