16 example sentences using shock.
Shock used in a sentence
Shock in a sentence as a noun
I see a lot of shock at the negative comments about RMS here.
"Hearing the word 'stroke' when you are 32 years old is a pretty big shock to the system.
What a shock!Finally, I'll get off my box and talk about the total flight hours they claim.
To my shock, it contained names, address, and phone numbers of thousands of people in my area.
When I first got there, I was shocked and surprised by the lack of basic piloting skills shown by most of the pilots.
In a decade, will switching from Ubuntu to Debian be as big of a culture shock as switching from Windows to Linux?
First, as others have said, if you get hit by lightning or have any sort of severe electrical shock, so see a doctor and be checked out.
However, the police's blatant incompetence came as a terrifying shock.
Shock in a sentence as a verb
Summing up the meeting, Barberi said, "there is no reason to believe that a swarm of minor events is a sure predictor of a major shock".
"When people hear about library closures now, they could be skipping the shock entirely, passing smoothly through "aw that's too bad", and fading into "well there's Google.
This often proves a shock to unsuspecting founders who file a do-it-yourself entity without understanding the issues.
After suggesting that the computer shock the user when they do the wrong thing, he quips, "I found this job to be a lot easier once I realized I hated people"Seriously, Facebook.
Selvaggi is quoted as saying that "in recent times some recent earthquakes have been preceded by minor shocks days or weeks beforehand, but on the other hand many seismic swarms did not result in a major event".
"I bet when a lot of people here first started hearing about library closures in their old neighborhood, or wherever they're living now, their initial reaction was one of total shock followed by "well I guess I can see how that could happen.
I'm not sure how many people on HN really understand this, because every thread I read about Bitcoin companies having security problems features highly-voted comments expressing shock at how bad their security must have been.
No one is questioning his freedom to do what he chooses.> He does certain things for shock value...True but I think killing an elephant and then posting a video about it is a bit different than showing scantily clad women dancing on the hood of a convertible.
Shock definitions
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"
the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle"
See also: impact
a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
(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; "loss of blood is an important cause of shock"
an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"
an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
See also: blow
a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"
a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair"
a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks"
See also: cushion
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
See also: floor
strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
See also: offend scandalize scandalise appal appall outrage
strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her"
collide violently
collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain"
subject to electrical shocks
inflict a trauma upon
See also: traumatize traumatise