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Example sentences for: shocking

How can you use “shocking” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The massacre at Columbine High School prompted op-ed writers across the land to diagnose a shocking "lack of community" as the cause of the madness.
Oddly, there is even a claim that JFK's shocking head snap, among the biggest challenges to the lone gunman thesis, didn't happen and is a CIA special effect.
Responsible conclusion: Local news should try to balance shocking video with serious stories.
Your writer went for a cheap, shocking joke instead of thinking of a clever analogy.
The WP reports that Ventura's ad campaign was managed by William Hillsman, who did the ads for the previous title-holder for Most Shocking Minnesota Campaign By A Former Wrestler--Paul Wellstone's upset 1991 win of a U.S.