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Sentence count:277+39Posted:2016-07-16Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: appallawefrightenhorrifystartleterrifySimilar words: hockeychocolatedocksockstockknockblockrocketMeaning: [ʃɑk /ʃɒk]  n. 1. the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally 2. the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat 3. a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body 4. (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor 5. an instance of agitation of the earth's crust 6. an unpleasant or disappointing surprise 7. a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field 8. a bushy thick mass (especially hair) 9. a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses. v. 1. surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off 2. strike with disgust or revulsion 3. strike with horror or terror 4. collide violently 5. collect or gather into shocks 6. subject to electrical shocks 7. inflict a trauma upon. 
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241. She realized with a sudden shock that she was being followed.
242. The advertisements were designed to shock - that was the whole point of the campaign.
243. She was completely numbed by the shock of her father's death.
244. I felt intellectually superior despite — shock horror — my lack of qualifications.
245. There's a bit of a shock in store for him when he gets home tonight!
246. It took him years to get over the shock of his wife dying.
246. Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and create good sentences.
247. It's really hard getting back to work after three months off - it's quite a shock to the system.
248. That nasty shock cured him of his inquisitiveness for ever.
249. It comes as quite a shock to still hear a judge describing a child as 'illegitimate', with all the pejorative overtones of that word.
250. It will come as a rude shock when their salary or income-tax refund cannot be cashed.
251. It was the suddenness of his illness that came as such a shock.
252. The driver was just sitting there in a state of shock.
253. The great shock had blanched her cheeks of their natural colour.
254. It was a shock to discover the truth about his sordid past.
255. He gave himself a mild electric shock while changing a light bulb.
256. It was such a loud crash - it gave me/I got quite a shock.
257. Now that the initial shock was wearing off, he was in considerable pain.
258. She was still getting over the shock of what she had been told.
259. The script has lost all of its shock value over the intervening 24 years.
260. She's a large plump woman with a shock of red hair.
261. It was probably the shock which had brought all the memories flooding back.
262. Mom's never really gotten over the shock of Dad's death.
263. The low wages came as something of a shock to her system.
264. She got a shock when she saw the telephone bill.
265. He never got over the shock of losing his wife.
266. If you think it's going to be easy you're in for a shock!
267. Sybil has never got over the shock of her mother's death.
268. It was a great shock for him when his wife died.
269. You should have seen the look of shock on her face when he started swearing!
270. The news came as possibly the greatest shock of my life.
More similar words: hockeychocolatedocksockstockknockblockrocketcockedknock outknock offknock downshowshoutshow inshoveshortshootshowershow offshow uprush outshortsbishopshouldin shortshortlyshoot upshortagecut short
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