How to Use shocked in a Sentence

shocked

adjective
  • So don’t be too shocked — or scared.
    — Billboard Korea, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2025
  • For their part, the cast were all shocked at how things turned out.
    — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2024
  • His death has left many shocked and outraged.
    — Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Berry said, laughing, as the co-hosts looked shocked.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
  • The first student who stopped by was shocked to find that his was.
    — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Gilbert crossed the finish line and looked at her time and was shocked.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
  • How shocked was Kamilla by her ouster?
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Bates was shocked, putting her hands over her mouth and getting choked up.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The recipe, like many spinach dip recipes, calls for fresh spinach to be blanched and shocked.
    — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
  • After one bite, Chris looked shocked.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Nakai, skating in her first Olympics, was shocked.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Kevin opens the wardrobe and is shocked to see a beach where the back of the wardrobe should be.
    — Eric Goldman, TVLine, 24 July 2024
  • Both Jessie, 41, and Lennie were shocked.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The shocked women find their voices and agree to his terms.
    — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Fans of the original film were quite shocked to see the change.
    — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • So we shouldn’t be overly shocked if the same thing happens this year.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Some of the commenters were equally shocked.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Her co-stars reacted with shocked faces.
    — Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Cain seems genuinely shocked by this.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Williams tells host Andy Cohen, who is shocked to hear it.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
  • His shocked mom threw her arms around him in tears, happy to be reunited.
    — Allison Moses, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • Pretti’s death has left Rogers feeling sad and shocked.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Watch this son take his shocked mom by surprise just in time for Christmas.
    — Allison Moses, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Lexi, who appears to be an assistant, is shocked.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The woman, who asked not to be identified, was shocked.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • The shocked look on Byrne’s face, captured in one take, is genuine.
    — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Most people are genuinely shocked by what comes back.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • With his hand on his forehead and a shocked smile on his face, Goins stuttered.
    — Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The Panthers silenced the shocked crowd.
    — Luke Decock, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
  • And nobody — not the judge, nor the attorneys — seemed shocked.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023

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