How to Use shock wave in a Sentence

shock wave

noun
  • The decision created a shock wave of criticism.
  • This could send shock waves around the world.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
  • When the plane hit, the shock waves rolled me over and over and over.
    — Scott Harrison, latimes.com, 31 Jan. 2018
  • There will be more bombshells, more shock waves to come.
    — Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The seismic roster shift sent shock waves through the fan base.
    — New York Times, 24 Feb. 2018
  • The answer sent shock waves through the chamber.
    — Jill Lawless The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
  • When her body was found on Tuesday, a shock wave shook the world.
    — Jeneé Osterheldt, kansascity, 5 June 2018
  • The high-speed impact unleashed shock waves across the globe.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 2 Feb. 2020
  • His death sends shock waves through the coastal fishing business.
    — Lawrence Specker | [email protected], al, 19 Apr. 2020
  • Many seconds later, a great shock wave pulsed through the ground.
    — Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The first images of the eruption and shock wave could be seen from space.
    — Judson Jones and Jennifer Gray, CNN, 17 Jan. 2022
  • And that sent shock waves through Riyadh and Abu Dhabi.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
  • In that case, there would be some structural damage where the shock waves hit.
    — Samuel Granados, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • That would send a shock wave through the Horn of Africa and beyond.
    — NBC News, 5 Nov. 2020
  • The murder sent shock waves through the movement and across the nation.
    — Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The attack has sent shock waves through Australia and around the world.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The shock waves have, by now, faded to something more subtle.
    — Rick Rojas and Kristin Hussey, idahostatesman, 14 Dec. 2017
  • These warheads cause massive shock waves that reflect off the seafloor.
    — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 5 Mar. 2018
  • The statement sent shock waves throughout the church and beyond.
    — Randall Balmer, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
  • That shock wave traveled around the world, also moving faster than the speed of sound.
    — Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2022
  • The blast and its shock wave blew out windows and flattened trees over hundreds of square miles.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Whenever one rings, the very air seems to vibrate, as if a shock wave has passed through the house.
    — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
  • The loss sent shock waves across the world, and seemed to herald a new era of machine mastery over man.
    — Will Knight, Wired, 21 Feb. 2020
  • My job was to design equipment that could analyze the light from that shock wave.
    — Andrew Grant, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2012
  • The fusing helium sends a shock wave deep into the dwarf’s core.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The shock wave burst open a billboard and left power lines dangling onto the street.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The award has sent shock waves through the former Yugoslavia and beyond.
    — The Economist, 17 Oct. 2019
  • When the shock wave crashes into the right side of the house, the chimney absorbs most of its force.
    — Nathaniel Penn, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2019
  • The prospect of losing millions in revenue has sent shock waves through cities and counties statewide.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2026
  • Measure the angle of this shock wave and use it to estimate the speed of the baseball.
    — Rhett Allain, Wired, 23 Sep. 2020

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