shocking
adjective
causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
shockingly
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a word derived from
shocking.
Example Sentences
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The breaking news from Spain this week was shocking but also shockingly familiar: another collision on the high-speed rail line south from Madrid, with reports of dozens killed.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya plays Misty’s brother, in perhaps the film’s most shockingly shoddy subplot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
A shockingly good celery, blue cheese, walnut appetizer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The results were shockingly the same: Only 1 in 10 retirees took consistent withdrawals from their accounts throughout retirement.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
At Mother’s house I recently found my dusty Complete Emily Dickinson with its margins littered shockingly by my old palindromes: Evil deed live! croaked that other Adah, and I wonder, Which evil was it, exactly?
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
