shockingly
- a word derived from shocking.
Example Sentences
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This was shockingly unbookish behavior made worse by flabbergasting audacity.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
The man who shockingly demoted then-24-year-old goalkeeper Guillermo “Memo” Ochoa in favor of a more experienced player prior to the 2010 World Cup was now relying on upstarts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The April jobs report would have to be shockingly poor to worry the Fed, and even then, it might not be viewed as credible.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
Ternus worked his way up the hardware design ladder at Apple over a quarter-century, and is best-known for leading the shockingly smooth transition of Macs from Intel chips to Apple’s own custom designs.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
But I have found myself to be shockingly competitive.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
