I am shocked by the sensation of his skin warm against mine. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When the shapeless inhuman figure sprang into the middle of the storage yard, the four Egyptians could only clutch each other in panic, too shocked for the moment to even scream. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go to open the door, and my mouth drops in shock. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He had to keep thinking it as he washed and dressed, as though repetition would dull the shock of it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She had one hand up to her open mouth, and her eyes were as shocked as if the Seven Horsemen of the Apocalypse had come riding down into her kitchen. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He had very large eyes and his hair was a dark wiry dirty shock. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Late spring sunlight shone through the breaks in the masonry and through the barred door, shocking in its brightness, and Scarlett blinked and covered her eyes at the suddenness of the glare. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He squatted on his hams at the water's edge, bowed, with a shock of hair falling over his forehead and past his eyes, and the afternoon sun emptied down invisible arrows. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Those who saw it were shocked by the “shrunken and emaciated features.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wait for the Grace she’s chosen to look shocked, to shriek at Ruby to get out of her seat. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“And it’s just for a few years. You’re immortal. Which, by the way, is one of the more shocking things you have to tell her.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

After several minutes, I put them on and was again shocked by the sight of myself. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Tanaka nearly choked on his whiskey in front of eighty-five guests while I couldn’t stop staring at the cake and, in my shock, asked loudly, “Well, are we still going to eat it?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was still in a state of shock—relief so strong can also drain the blood. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

She was shocked: the recruiter had lied to her. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Fine,” the intern told him, “just suffering from shock and parentinitus.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they strolled, Hiskey shocked Franklin by saying: “Imagine a bomb dropped in the center of this city, which would destroy the entire city.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can hear that it’s a shock to him. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Quisling raised an eyebrow, which might be the closest he ever came to looking shocked. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid of my fingers against a sunlit window and the shocking relief that comes with it, when I should feel shame. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

While his mouth was still forming an O of surprise, Althea’s hand latched onto the front of Caul’s pants, and the O broadened into a grimace of shock. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

In retrospect he decided that she had been more shocked by the hat than by his proposal. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I know this is true, but it’s shocking to hear her say it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

They had entered an area of large homes, and Frear was shocked to find the same disorder as in the poorer neighborhoods. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

But seriously, I don’t think it’s at all shocking; we’re cooped up here, cut off from the world, anxious and fearful, especially lately. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He did not change his direction and the men shouted: "Hah! Hah! Toro!" and waved their arms; the two steers turned sideways to take the shock, and the bull drove into one of the steers. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The van bounced steadily up and down as the shocks attempted to adjust to the transition from the paved, multilane highways to the pothole-laden, dirt-covered streets of the township. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

With more shock to follow as the Communists moved south, and south again. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m totally shocked when Maddy shows up to our third class. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The shock had taken a little while to wear off. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then they were silent again, for the idea of not having the ranch, the dry, stony desert of heartbreaking hillside and unprofitable hollow, was shocking to them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

After the first shock, my feeling was one of pleasure. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a shocking contrast to the ugly truth I am about to reveal to Ethan. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

That evening, his listeners squirmed in their pews, their faces showing discomfort, disgust, anger, and shock. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly there was a dreadful cry and a great shock, and a deep echoing boom. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The Titans army was recovering from its shock. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The key point of the Tunguska Event is that there was a tremendous explosion, a great shock wave, an enormous forest fire, and yet there is no impact crater at the site. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Freezing water shocked the air right out of her lungs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Harry looked up and saw his own shock reflected in Ron’s and Hermione’s faces. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Asta became a moth, and as she settled near another crack in the wall, Malcolm felt a shock as she saw something. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It’s always a shock to the system to reenter it; just to read a chapter she finds she has to slow down her breathing and go into a trance, like a hibernating bear. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

A cry escaped Mark’s lips before he could help it, and shock froze him solid. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Profoundly alarmed by Ngawang’s condition, Litch was shocked that he wasn’t on oxygen and didn’t understand why he hadn’t been evacuated from Base Camp. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was silent, still lost in shock that was quickly turning to irritation. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I look up, and what greets my sight is a shock. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

We slither along the floor, splashing and spluttering in a shock of cold seawater. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at me, shocked, her eyes huge, tears running down her cheeks. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The campers recovered from their shock and mobbed the chariot. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Piper watched the whole thing without moving a muscle but the shock of it made me retch and I had to turn away over the side of the truck. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man doesn’t apologize, he doesn’t even look back at me, and I’m too shocked to cry out. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before he could register shock, the rest of the soldier’s head disappeared under the inverted soup bowl of his helmet. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne enjoyed shocking Ben about religious matters. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry’s face is shocked and confused, and it’s hilarious. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I lowered the gun and turned instead to brace Miig, who was bent over with his hands on his knees, pale with the shock of seeing a school official. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

A lot of things were shocking to us. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were many people in Odessa who, after the initial shock, had slowly fallen in love with the town. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Faye was a nice woman, not very bright, highly moral, and easily shocked. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m staring in shock at Andre, but he just nods at me as if to say I got your back. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Suggestions to the contrary are frequently met with shocked disbelief. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

At our usual table, Daisy and I shocked Holly by ordering two sodas. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The girls were clearly shocked, and Esther added, “My father will not let me even talk to a goy.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My entire nervous system is on the brink of revolt against me for subjecting it to such trauma. Ignore me if I suddenly go into a state of shock.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Paul Blofis and a bunch of freshmen stepped back in shock. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

"I thought so; I told Daisy I thought so. It's better that the shock should all come at once. She stood it pretty well." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The words had shocked me at the time. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was in a baby’s yellow life vest, and was really no more than a shock of white-blond hair sticking up over it. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

It was, however, the second guest that shocked Rowan more. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I can feel the shock coming from the front of the truck. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The shock of it drops me to my knees. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Polly clasped her hand to her mouth, shocked and saddened at the child’s question. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

By now, it should have been less shocking—the beast had menaced Lkossa longer than Ekon had been alive—but in truth, it was impossible to get used to the carnage left in its wake. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Hers was a shock of an idea that caught anyone chewing or swallowing. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

His answer seemed to shock and thrill me, for it was said as if he did not know that it was to me, Mina, to whom he was speaking:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

So he knelt down to look at the canoe, and there he had a shock because there was an inch of water in the bottom, and he knew he had bailed it out. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Her eyes grew wide with shock, but a glint of admiration twinkled in their depths. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

When the Patronuses glided out of the dungeon there were cries of shock from the people waiting outside. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Ever since Room Nineteen had collapsed, he had lived in a state of mild shock. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lucy Stone was among those shocked at the alliance between the suffragists and the bigoted Train. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

It was marble white and so still that when he spoke, it was a shock to see that anyone lived behind the blank eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The memory of sirens, of me walking into the principal’s office where the cops were gathered, of Annie’s cuffed wrists, her tear-streaked face looking up at me in shock, comes back to me now. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

After they made seven such bundles, then the bundles must be shocked. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ku-Ang stretched his hands in front of him, and, with shock, he saw they had turned into claws! When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She fumed, then realized everyone at the table was staring at her again with matching expressions of shock and embarrassment. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Perhaps just as important, Stalin and his compatriots found the prospect of “shattering” and “retraining” genes via shock therapy satisfying ideologically. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Then Gael became a marine, which surprised no one, and Juan’s salsa-thrasher band Culebra got a record deal, which shocked everyone, and both disappeared suddenly and completely from Sierra’s daily life. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Harry was standing stock-still as waves of shock crashed over him, wave after wave, obliterating everything except the information that had been kept from him for so long... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The touch of it sent a shock through her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Here, do come down from there and share a cup of tea with me. You’ve had a long journey, I’d imagine, and a rude shock, finding your home occupied by a stranger.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I saw him glitch into view,” I finish, “during the final moment when we all felt that static shock. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen any data about him.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But Madam Mina told me you were ill, that you had had a shock.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Glanvill would presumably have been shocked to learn that Boyle and Newton did not share his views, but it was he, not they, who had grasped the relationship between alchemy and the new science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Ben’s face turned from shocked to ashen as he looked at me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Until the spring, improbable as ever, brought among its pretty new fashions, the greatest shock yet. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sank to the ground, dizzy with shock. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

How everyone was shocked and amazed by the color. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Over and over they asked her, shocked at first and then wistful: why had she done such a thing? Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose, right after he found out, he was in a kind of shock,” he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

For the living, the end of a Stuka attack was the paralysis of shock, of repeated shocks. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

To our shock, Mr. Burke responded, “What on earth is wrong with your imagination?” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

My father looked shocked, as if he didn't see this coming. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Simply bowl her over with their shock waves? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The Germans were shocked, never imagining that British bombs could reach them. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The liquid burned down her throat, making her eyes open wide in momentary shock, and then they were riding again. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m shocked at how many red flags their licensing workers overlooked.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

When she finally opened her eyes, Minli almost sank back underwater with shock. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

A shock went through my body, starting at my head like a lightning strike, then moving down, down into my legs, freezing them to the spot. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then a thing happened that shocked all of them, especially Aurelia. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I think back to my colored-in lines, my name on the top of the page, how I used to be shocked when kids wouldn’t have their homework. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He smothered her with gifts and luxuries while the Romans looked on with shock and disgust. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Then they’d wave and say, “Oh!” like they were more shocked by me walking in than by the death of their loved ones. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The sky suddenly darkened further, and, as I looked over my shoulder to glare at the offending cloud, I realized with a shock that two men were walking quietly twenty feet behind me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He was tall and haggard, with a deeply lined face and a shock of grey-brown hair. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Harry sprinted to the window, ignoring Flitwick’s and Sprout’s yells of shock at his sudden appearance. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

In Cora’s shock, the world drained to gray impressions. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He told her that the eel sent out pulses that shocked and paralyzed its prey. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And when she did come out of the shock Cathy refused to talk. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You must also remember that I was not in my right mind. Much of me was still in shock, sleeping if you will. I needed something, or someone, to wake me up.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Grace could see Maya’s pale face, her eyes blown wide open from shock, the way she had clung to Lauren’s arm even after Grace and her parents had arrived. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Harry looked at Ron and Hermione; their expressions reflected the mingled shock and gratitude he felt. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

In Luke’s memory, Dad took Luke to the house, administered a homeopathic for shock, then put him in a tub of cold water, where he left him to go fight the fire. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Because I am a mother, I am capable of being shocked; as I never was when I was not one. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of all the strange statements from the past half hour, for some reason this was the one that shocked me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The sight of that flat chest and the nipple shocks Alphie and makes him good again. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Seven had to work hard to hide her shock. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Deploying the most shocking analogy he could muster, the clergyman asked Anthony if she’d prefer having a son of hers attend Buffalo Bill’s show on Sunday instead of church. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I feel like my insides are twisting, and at first I think it’s just because of the shock of the situation. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“The intentional and callous nature of the crime is shocking and will not be tolerated in our community.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Exactly. Something has happened. Prepare yourself for a shock. Your employer, M. Ratchett, is dead!” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma catches her breath at the shock of it and tries to pull away. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Doha sat up in shock to see his friend Kitae running into his courtyard to scream the news. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Jones and Allen were justifiably shocked and angered by Carey’s comments. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Let’s see, there’s grain, the biggest export—a thrasher goes from farm to farm, and neighbors get together to bundle the shocks. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Frank was shocked to realize she was near tears. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Tessie expected Desdemona to react with shock or outrage, but to her surprise my grandmother barely seemed to register the confession. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

In conspiratorial whispers, with shocking details to back up his claim, he assured us that the French had very low standards of personal hygiene. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She felt them at the core of her, every image and scene of fright and foreboding, of shame, shock, and misery, of bloodshed and agony. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“No one I know does. We can’t wait for the weekends. That’s when we can have fun, go shopping, and . It was the girls’ turn to be shocked. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yeah. I know. I know it's a shock. But I wanted you to be the first to know. Other than my parents, I mean." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

As I’m drying myself off, I wonder if I could plant a traumatic memory in Finn’s brain, something so shocking that he’d stop eating so much. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She looks shocked and I think her expression is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Hurting Annabeth in battle had shocked him into remembering that promise. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He was concerned that the shock of this news would cause a relapse in his wife's illness. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It took me a month to get over the shock of having life possibilities. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw a large shadow and felt a fury that was not his own pound through his body, violent and brief as an electric shock. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She gasped at the shock of their bodies parting. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I was in shock. I mean, one minute I’m seeing Katniss looking so beautiful in all these wedding gowns, and the next...” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The truth and I ain't very close—uneasy acquaintances at best—so imagine my shock to discover that Miss Anderson really did go harder on me than the others. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Many Mexican- Americans were consequently shocked when they heard the student activist proclaim himself and his listeners Chicanos. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bang against the mat, shocks chasing each other around my body, but the pain doesn’t kill me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The scratch on her face was undeniable, the bruising on her arm really rather shocking, given that it was inflicted by little boys. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Today’s a half day, and I was shocked when Mama picked me up on time. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

But then, to my great shock, they began to use their tools to pull the structure down. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma looked shocked, then fixed her face quick. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I do not know if Hilly is more shocked at how my mother looks, or the other way around. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He stares at me in shock like I’ve just slapped him. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He is shocked and discomfited by the news, feeling bad about his irritation and impatience, wondering if the victim had been a man or a woman, young or old. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The shock that followed this declaration found voice in a sustained "Ah-h-h!" as the door of the coupé swung slowly open. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Gatlinburg is a shock to the system from whichever angle you survey it, but never more so than when you descend upon it from a spell of moist, grubby isolation in the woods. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The van's walls and floor shudder and jerk as if it's alive, and to my shock, as it lurches forward, my body slides around. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“You’re in shock,” he says, which pretty much sums up the last year of her life. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I couldn't get a hold of myself—I was just so shocked at Needles doing all those moves. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I was so shocked by this question all I could do was nod. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The fighting intensified, and both Doha and Yuni were shocked when the customer called the squid vendor a very bad word. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Alby looked over at Thomas, who was shocked to see the slightest hint of a smile flash across his face before vanishing in a scowl. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

When I went to school the next Monday, people were cold shocked. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“I was shocked when Renee swallowed that one. I know you know better.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It looked as I knew it would, but the smell, unmistakably her, shocked me. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Those who did know some English words were so shocked that they could not remember any of them. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had been expecting it, but nevertheless it came as a shock when my village was actually attacked. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Vogel used too much force, the shock of it would pull the tether free from Beck's suit clips. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You will be having shock treatments three times a week—Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The destruction of the raiding party was so complete that Mrs. Coulter, who had seen many things to be shocked by, was nevertheless shocked by this. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

After the initial shock, she swiftly grew accustomed to the temperature, stroking over to the shallow end away from her brother. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

But it was a great effort to hide her shock. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Standing behind him Michaelis saw with a shock that he was looking at the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg which had just emerged pale and enormous from the dissolving night. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The baby powder flaked off her cheeks as her shock turned to outrage. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

But I kept wondering every time we hit a bump and the stupid shocks in the pickup didn't do a thing how much it was hurting Lucas. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He did not want to talk about it, I knew that, but although I was sorry for him and shocked at my own self I had to continue, I could not be silent. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The whole day had been one shock after another, and now to top it all off she was going to meet David’s parents. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I was shocked to see that Kevin’s body was placed in the ICU with five other critically ill patients, even though he was dead! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

After the first shock, after you’d come to terms, it was better to be lethargic. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all looked terrible, and were shocked that such a thing had brought them together. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The image shocked her, a new idea too big to fit into her mind. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I was shocked when a bright smile spread across her face, an almost knowing smile, as though we were linked by a shared solidarity. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Harry had the impression that the words shocked Slughorn himself; he looked quite unsettled for a moment. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh! my dear, human flesh! You quite shock me; if you mean a fling at the slave-trade, I assure you Mr. Suckling was always rather a friend to the abolition.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

And then she, too, gaped down at herself in shock. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I'm frozen with shock for a second, and then leap up and rush to the pool. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Pong was shocked to hear those words come out of his friend’s mouth. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it is the newness of the house or the shock of seeing him or the mutual understanding that he could have me killed in a second that makes me feel like the intruder. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was shocked to find her skin was hot to the touch, almost feverish. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

For a long moment there was nothing, but then the body wrenched as suddenly and forcefully as if it had been shocked with a thousand volts. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I seemed to be less shocked by it now than I had the first time last August, when it had broken over our heads like a thunderclap in a flawless sky. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cried out with shock and twisted away at once, but the grip was tenacious. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A face pink like St. Nicholas', topped with a shock of silk white hair. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The roar from eleven hundred throats combined shock, disbelief, happiness, and even love. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Clove is scrambling backward on all fours, like a frantic insect, too shocked to even call for Cato. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I was shocked at my lack of emotion and this queer cold absence of distress. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

All of them had lost children before, it dawned on me through my shock. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No, no, of course not," said Bree in a rather shocked voice. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Esme was at my side in half a heartbeat, swinging me up easily into her arms, and dashing up the stairs before I could gasp in shock. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was a bit of a shock coming from Pakistan, where school was just a teacher and a chalkboard. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

On the following Monday, we got a shock in the lunchroom. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

In these matters, the Negro has seen the backside of the white man too long to be shocked. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As for the families, they just stare at us in shock. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Grammy looks like the time she got a shock from plugging in the toaster. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The shock made him almost drop the gun. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

The boy stared at Wes, seemingly as shocked as he was. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

In the early years of this punishment, the water—which could be icy cold in winter—was released all at once upon the naked inmate, delivering a terrible shock. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caleb and my father stare at both tattoos with the same look of fascination and shock but say nothing about them. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

There was more than astonishment in it, it was horror; shock; agony eyeless, tongueless; just sound, and Luster’s eyes backrolling for a white instant. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t act shocked like Mama would of. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I stepped over them with the utmost care, and, seeing how careful I was, June stepped over them, too, and then, to my shock, she hugged me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shock, he feared, would be too great, and too humiliating to the White Star Line. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And, I have to admit, I was shocked. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The visitor, for her part, was teetering on the absolute brink of the brown chair in what Gilly took to be a state of total shock. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

When the detectives open it, they are shocked by the sight of a tall man with a pickax slung over his shoulder, wearing a shirtsleeve on his head like a stocking cap. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

In the mirror, a shock of black eye and busted lip and wild hair. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“What are you talking about?” he shouted with dread, stunned by the haggard, sparking anguish in Dunbar’s eyes and by his crazed look of wild shock and horror. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

A significant number of the people in attendance had been shocked by the proposal that women should have the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then I glanced at Ruth and got a real shock. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second stage was accompanied by an acknowledgement that any young composer hoping to make a splash on the opera world would need to be daring and - if possible - a little shocking. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Steeling himself against the painful vibrating shock that he knew would go through his entire body, Matty placed his left hand on the mother dog, his right on the puppy, and willed them to live. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

And then, looking down at his wife in the tub: “Oh Christ, what—” “It’s only my period,” Linda said, shocked, not quite comprehending: the water was tinged with menstrual blood. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the way downstairs, the shock of the cold tile on my feet wakes me up, makes me suddenly scared. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was culture shock for both sides, and the best they could do was form an uneasy alliance. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Some people were rather shocked; but Frodo kept up the custom of giving Bilbo’s Birthday Party year after year until they got used to it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I found him in the lower branches of a tree, playing by swinging from side to side, oblivious to the bright green shock of a praying mantis walking across his knuckles. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He bent over the cauldron, his mouth wide open, as if shocked by its contents. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I tried to turn the volume down on my Lobot ears, but I got confused and turned them louder at first, which kind of shocked me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I’m shocked at the wave of anger that surges through me. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Mom’s face showed the shock I felt at my unintentional snark. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The look that came over Alby’s face was indescribable—part confusion, part anger, part shock. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Having heard Imani’s scream, other girls are surrounding us, looking shocked, everyone talking at once. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The news, when it came, therefore shocked her. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

To prevent shock and infection, he would be given fluids and antibiotics intravenously through a sterile tube and needle directly into his bloodstream. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I never will forget how shocked I was when I began reading about slavery’s total horror. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boobie jolted upright, as if he was wincing from the force of a shock. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was more shock, a weird surprise that Luke would be bold enough to go behind his back on anything—but especially with a girl. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Rapid inflation puts a lot of shock and pressure on it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Earlier, the Klavern had been upset by the shocking news that Secretary of State Dean Rusk’s daughter had married a black man. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It looked like a sagging face of black rubber, with wide glass portholes like eyes that were frozen in shock, and a droopy snout that ended in a perforated canister. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The possessed Taser ball lashed out with its tendrils and sent another shock through Hazel and Frank. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s true—look!” the witch shrieked, and unfortunately for the Witchlings, the crowd looked at first shocked but then angry. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

While Sosie digested the shock of it, Fawnda flipped the notebook closed, placed it back in the purse, and stared out at the kids racing around screaming on the blacktop. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The extravagance and general profligacy which he scrupled not to lay at Mr. Wickham’s charge, exceedingly shocked her; the more so, as she could bring no proof of its injustice. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Grandma was shocked because she had worked for the Nichols family and could easily identify him. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When Fern told her mother that Avery had tried to hit the Zuckermans’ spider with a stick, Mrs. Arable was so shocked that she sent Avery to bed without any supper, as punishment. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

People are crying and in shock, crouched down and covering their heads, and nothing is making sense. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I don’t have time to really be in shock at her gesture, but I’m sure it registers on my face. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Another shock of pain hits my teeth, but it doesn’t stop the rush of giggles as they erupt out of me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Compared to other defectors, he was a fast learner and highly adaptable to culture shock,” said Lee Yong-koo, a team leader there. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

When I walked into the courtroom, I was shocked by what I saw. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The limestone that elsewhere gives Iowa its hard mineralized water was obliterated and replaced by the shocked basement rocks that so puzzled the water driller in 1912. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

A moment later came the most jolting shock of all as the grapnel found a branch that held it fast. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

What a shock it would be were Valeria to stomp right in and start talking to her about the laws of thermodynamics, or the life of Thomas Jefferson, in flawless English. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I was shocked by the student’s blatant disrespect and, honestly, I was a little bit worried too by the naked hostility emanating from these teens. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s shocking he lasted as long as he did,” Adah said. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

So it was a complete shock when Tommy came to a dead halt, wheeled round and stared at Laura with a face like thunder. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s not an ounce of shock on her face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

His talk rolled on, ignoring and covering my look of shock and clumsiness. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her worn-out eyes flip awake like a doll's, black, glassy, shocked. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

As radio and newspapers spread the story, the mood in America shifted quickly from shock to fury to vows of revenge. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had not intentionally tried to shock Uncle Tom, and yet his anger at me seemed to outweigh his sorrow for his father. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the Allies were going to use the bomb against Japan, they wanted it to have maximum shock value—they wanted it to come out of nowhere. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every inch from her neck down is covered in white, which makes her red hair exceptionally shocking. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She said she was long ago inured to shocks, and insisted on having P. D. rescue me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Claire remembered it: the shock, the hushed voices, and how parents had kept their children nearby afterward, and warned them, sternly, again and again. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Some kids put peanut butter in their hands as a gag, or have one of those shock buzzers, like in the cartoons. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

In about 1970, when geophysicists realized just how much turmoil was going on down there, it came as a considerable shock. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Victor rubbed his face with his free hand, as if he could wipe away the shock. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Suddenly a bright flash lit the compartment, the light from the explosion reflecting off the clouds in front of us ... A few moments later, two sharp shocks slammed the plane.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Though he’d come to expect some of this, he was kind of shocked. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

When people experience a sudden, happy change of fortune, it often comes as a great shock to the system. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

My mother, who is quite devout and traditional, was shocked. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She planned to walk all the way there, come back with a job, and shock everybody. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Equally shocked, I turned and looked at my father. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had lowered my head to wipe my eyes when I heard the shocked gasp arise. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

His words jarred me out of my shock. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

My mom and dad told me about you today, and I have to admit that I’m kind of in shock, but excited, too. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Harry got a shock to find himself facing the Fat Lady already. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“If she could only talk about it, maybe she would get better. But when I ask her about it—it’s like it came right back to her and she goes into shock again.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Colin drove cautiously, but still, the worn shocks of the Hearse creaked and groaned at the endless potholes and waving undulations of pavement. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I was shocked when I saw all those dead people, but I was particularly devastated when I looked at all the twin carcasses. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She says, You’ll ruin your health, and he tells her again that food is a shock to the system. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He glances back at me and I can see the shock on his face. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

My face must have reflected my shock, for the boss slapped me reassuringly on the back. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know it must be an awful shock,” she was saying to him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He had discovered that Myrtle had some sort of life apart from him in another world and the shock had made him physically sick. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

It was a veil, a background, and its sudden disappearance, as after a clap of thunder, was a shocking thing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a shock at first, but then I started shaking my left stump wildly until my artificial leg fell off entirely. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

And he knew that she had given it to him today to soften the shock of his mother’s return. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose this upset him, for when we were in town on Thursday last he had a sort of shock.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Lovey straightened up, as if someone had sent an electrical shock through her. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I lay by her body, sensible still of the shock of the gun’s report. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He stooped to pick it up, and then the newly tapped spring of fabulous discoveries threw him another gift, and shock and wonder erupted inside him so that he shouted out. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The shock of the impact blew out the store windows beside him and knocked him off his feet. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I ask how Luke managed to put out the fire and get himself down the mountain, given that he was in shock when I found him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The more troublesome offenders were tweaked with shock nanites in their blood, just powerful enough to deter any scoffing of the law. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I was shocked at what he took from it. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Eddington was shocked by that implication, and he refused to believe Chandrasekhar’s result. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew how close Ear was to going into shock. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had a very strange, shocked expression on his face. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

If I hadn’t been in shock, I might have had the wherewithal to turn a cold shoulder to the person I next encountered: Traft Martin. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

This isn’t true, but I know it’s how she feels, and so this new privacy is totally shocking to her. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She kept saying “how awful” in shocked tones. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

For a microsecond when he saw Percy, the boy seemed shocked—panicked even, like he’d been caught in a searchlight. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Some of my panic from the night before eases, and the shock of standing in the middle of the opening game dulls. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I know this has been quite a shock. We had no way to shield you from witnessing that. I’m so very sorry. Now, I know you have questions.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Once again, the 588th had to cope with a shocking loss. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

During one of Stuart Hutchison’s forays into the storm to look for the missing members of Rob Hall’s team, he was shocked to stumble upon Boukreev sitting alone out in the blizzard. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then I flinch back too, a bit shocked by her snorty response. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I felt the shock wave move through the room. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He did not give him time to recover from the shock. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t so different from what any mother would do, confronted with a shocking revelation about her teenage daughter. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The kick of the gun against his well-bruised shoulder hurt so badly that tears welled up in his eyes, and in the shock of the pain he couldn't tell what had happened at first. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

And a shocking scrap with Leah, who wanted to go hunting with the men. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And although he could not feel more shock or horror or sadness than he felt already, Harry knew, as he picked it up, that there was something wrong... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The figure was shadowy and indistinct and for one moment of shock and fear I believed it to be Maxim. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Two of the monkeys died and the third animal went into borderline shock, but somehow pulled through and survived. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Deep sunrise purple, bright stone turquoise, shocking bumblebee yellow. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She heard someone say, “This woman is in shock” and felt someone slip a brandy into her hand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ripping my gaze from my parents, I nod, trembling in my struggle not to allow my body to betray my shock. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The bright afternoon sunlight was a shock after the shadowy cool of Hollows. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They have shocking, evil, naked faces, and it is nauseating to see their long, nude tails. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

That sound—the swift, shocking report of gunfire—called the scattered, irascible, permanently seeking part of his mind into focus like nothing else. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A shock of soreness shot down to my knee, a painful reminder that I was definitely an athlete. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

And then he swiveled to look at Brother Leon and saw the shock on the teacher’s face, his mouth forming an oval of astonishment. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jess and the twins stared at each other in shock—and relief. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

My mouth falls open, part shock and part plain old rudeness. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

And then a gunshot—two more—four more from a different gun—a sudden immense shock, and immediately the freezing water began to gush in, and nothing would ever stop it now. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was with a considerable shock that he remembered them later on in the day, his mind now registering the fact that there was no human habitation within thirty miles. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t even know what you’re talking about,” Thomas said slowly, shocked at how steady his voice sounded. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Her disheveled hair dangled around her shocked, gray face. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Deeply shocked, Ranofer stood with the bowl forgotten in his hands. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Looking at him, the others remembered with a feeling of shock that he was awfully little. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad catches his breath, still in shock from having pulled the trigger. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I move down to its end, by her knees, shocked that I don’t get any resistance or hesitancy or punches in the face. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Nothing, however, could have prepared her for the shock that awaited her when she walked through the long-closed door. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Peeta being tortured—drowned, burned, lacerated, shocked, maimed, beaten—as the Capitol tries to get information about the rebellion that he doesn’t know. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I’m a bit shocked at how bad it is, even more than usual. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

In the light of the full moon, the shock and hurt on her masked face hit me like a blow to the chest. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

This had been a shock to me, since our church didn’t believe in wine or, for that matter, in women having a lot of say about things. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shock of cold, totally unexpected, almost knocked her senseless. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Macon was so shocked at being assaulted he could not speak. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it would shock her back to life, like those paddles they use in emergency rooms. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I must have been staring at her in shock, because she quickly pulled herself back under control. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I stumble, shocked, suddenly down on one knee, barely catching myself before I go sprawling. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m shocked,” answered Maya, taking her glasses off to wipe them. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

To keep silent about this amazing happening deepened the shock for me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

They halted, shocked, their hands outstretched to Taisin, lying on the snow. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

After Cathy had fully recovered from her shock, boys and girls watched her from a distance and then moved closer, fascinated by her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But even as bad as I felt that night, it was nothing compared to the shock I received the next morning. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But when the nearly all-white jury pronounced him guilty, after fifteen months of waiting for vindication, he was shocked, paralyzed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

If people are shocked by these unexplained losses—the post, their salary, a friend walking home on the road—they don’t mention it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the trial when the jury had found Walter guilty, his family and several of the black people who had attended the trial were in shocked disbelief. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The teachers shake each other’s hands and Hair cut Kid, Calculus Girl, and I look at each other with shocked faces. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

It's more of a shock to see him than my mother. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Any tears I might have shed were instead replaced with shock when I learned how much debt Dad had accumulated. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I thought I eased into it but I guess the shock...” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

His face stood out from a sea of faces, all frozen in the same mask of shock. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I supposed her attitude was deliberate and for some odd feminine reason she resented this marriage, her scale of values had received a shock. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Our secretary had told me there was a “Mr. Miles” on the phone, so I was a little shocked to hear Ralph Myers on the other end of the line. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Would be shocking to reveal names of the BM leaders who have secretly met with THEM.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shook his head sharply to clear it of the numbness of shock and pain, and then, glancing round, saw what was happening. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“When he found her, he stood there like he was in shock or something, cradling her stiff little body in his arms, and then he screamed like a wounded animal,” she told us. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Minli looked at them in shock and no words could come out of her mouth. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Once the door is closed and she turns to face me, my guess is she can see my shock, because she blanches. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I realized, with a shock, that his face was a lot like that of one of my cousins back home. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll spread the word that she lost the baby from the electrical shock in the arena,” Plutarch replies. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But that doesn’t stop the ice-water effect when George’s mother calls out his name, shocked and angry. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

You can’t step directly into a cold stream of water, it’s too shocking, too brutal, but if you get there gradually, you hardly notice it; it’s like boiling a frog in reverse. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

His master’s voice acted on Buck like an electric shock, He sprang to his feet and ran up the bank ahead of the men to the point of his previous departure. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

She grins wide, revealing all her teeth, as if what she’s about to tell me will shock me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The animals were shocked beyond measure to learn that even Snowball could be guilty of such an action. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

It took a moment for the shock to wear off, but then everyone started to dance again. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Really? And was it part of her plan for Johanna to nearly kill her? For that electric shock to paralyze her? To trigger the bombing?” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It shocked me that someone like us could be here one day—and dead the next. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

What was left standing of the Imperial city after the initial shocks was then razed to the ground by uncontrollable fires. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I could feel them expanding, and the pain released my body from the shock. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The door slid closed behind him, but not before he heard a shocked S.Q. mumbling something about the poor kid cracking under pressure. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It took me by shock at first, but now I’m O.K. with it. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

So her search for work—which was shock number two—was intense. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dropped out of school entirely?” she said, shocked. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It begins with shock, followed by rage—because cruising ahead of her is a water supply truck owned by one of the various underperforming water municipalities. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The men were still shocked, disbelieving, but Mrs. Coulter recovered her wits almost at once. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at the map of Siberia, shocked by its enormity. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

These would have been some of the measures taken to protect me from sezisman, or total, crippling shock. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Part of that book, part of it, quick now, quick, before it gets away, before the shock wears off, before the wind dies. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first body had left me badly shaken for several hours; the shock of encountering the second wore off almost immediately. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The preparations, the explanations, the very real possibility of shock, horror, withdrawal, rebuff. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Malachy and Michael look shocked over the way I got the bread and lemonade but then Malachy says it was only what Robin Hood would have done, rob the rich and give to the poor. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“And Mami’s lost, so he must be especially interested in her. In all the people like her. People with amnesia and shell shock.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She looked up and found that Fedu had stopped mere feet from her, his eyes genuinely wide with shock. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Each blow sent a shock up his arm almost to the shoulder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I was shocked to see women grab their pearls and clutch their purses in fear. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Grass stood blade by blade, shocked into separateness by an ice that held for days. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

As a country, we’d endured the shock and tragedy of the terror attacks of 9/11. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Why then did these screams fill me with a shocked and sickened sorrow? Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words put a shock in my heart so that my blood pumps heavy. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Completely shocked and in pain, she began wailing. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Boots was sick, his dad was incoherent, Luxa was in shock, Aurora was wounded, and Ares was in despair. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

If I hadn’t already been on Hawaii, which had some jungle of its own, it would have been a total shock to me. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not acting,” he said, his eyes wide in shock. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Friedman looks so shocked to see Justyce standing on her doorstep, he peeks over his shoulder to make sure there’s not a ghost or something behind him. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Sagely it blinked at him, and he dropped it, shocked; it righted itself in midair and, like a real cat, fell on its four paws. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The plane was nine miles from the explosion when the bomb’s shock wave hit. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that's precisely why it was so shocking when I learned my mom and dad had gotten a divorce. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The doctors had rattled off all the things he’d had: frostbite, dehydration, exhaustion, hypothermia, shock. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He was the most powerful lion that the woman had ever seen, and she wailed in fright at the sight of his great shoulders and the shock of golden mane that framed his face. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

It was something shocking coming from my mother. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She frowned, still looking a bit wobbly from her electric shock treatment. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

So, you might be wondering why I wasn’t bawling, screeching, or passing out from shock and horror. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

He unfolds the Mexico map—which he hadn’t done before—and is shocked to discover there’s a second circle in addition to the one around Juárez. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

We started an investigation for which we interviewed over fifty women; we were truly shocked to see how widespread the problem of sexual violence had become. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

One struck Arm on the shoulder, sending such a shock of pain that he almost dropped Sekai. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

When the jockeys recovered from the shock, they took Neves, kicking and screaming, down to the first-aid room. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks shocked at first, but then fires back, hitting the person next to Marlene. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Whichever, it is a shocking sum, and just to mention it is to suggest the presence of a vast, powerful enterprise, intricately organized and coordinated. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we got a shock, we’d announce it to everyone else, sort of like giving a weather report. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

With a shock he realized that this was the smoke from his little cooking-fire, which he had neglected to put out. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And a tree stump became a very large, very pink, and very perplexed-looking bird, who sat sprawled on the ground, wings akimbo, as if shocked by its own existence. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I glance around at the shocked faces uneasily. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The most shocking incident of all happened in 1952, when a man named Hilliard Brooks boarded a City Lines bus, dropped a dime in the fare box, and headed down the aisle toward the back. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

She stood, her mouth half open in shock. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We were shocked by the racial division of the city and surrounding county, where most of the black kids attended understaffed and underfunded city schools while whites attended sparkling clean suburban schools with fantastic facilities. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the atomic bomb could shock Japan into giving up, it had to be used. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ground soared and struck me with a soft shock. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Incidents of people running for their lives or being treated for shock were repeated nearly word for word in newspapers across the country. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Wondering, in the simple way of the profoundly shocked, What happened to the doghouse? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, Seward had been a target, but the viciousness of the assault shocked and revolted Booth. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she fell through the gate, gasping for air, she was shocked to see Dragon lying in front of the stone lions, sleeping. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Overcoming the initial shock of her husband's death, Lucretia summoned the strength she knew was needed to cope with the days ahead. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He turned and ran, tearing the Mylar shade down and leaving the others inside speechless; even Shay was shocked into silence. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I scoop Finway carefully out into a jar with one third of the water he already knows, so he won’t be shocked by the temperature change. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

While the rest of us were gripped with shock, Alyssa was already calculating our escape. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I’m a little shocked, because he hardly ever talks about Dada. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

My mother was shocked I had used her name instead of calling her Grande. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the shock wore off I was ready to cry and scream and stomp. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I shocked myself by shouting for the first time since your passing. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She was finding out what I knew, what I thought, and somewhere in that day, I realized with a kind of shock, or stunned belief, that we were actually “talking.” This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The rat turned his glowing eyes on him, and Gregor was shocked by what he saw there. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stand before you today, the representative of a family in grief, in a country in mourning, before a world in shock. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Mercy on me, Beth loves Laurie!” she said, sitting down in her own room, pale with the shock of the discovery which she believed she had just made. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I stepped inside Julian’s office I was shocked. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was falling into a state of shock. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Issues of building maintenance, and whether or not scythes should be required to announce the turning of a corner so it wasn’t so shocking when they looked thirty years younger at the next conclave. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Barbarossa backed away in shock—and nearly fell down the steps. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

This was a nerve shock even to me, to hear that the villagers thought Christianity was like some old picture show that was way out of date. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In our hug we sway and I search for Rufus in line and he’s clearly shocked by the slap. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But it was a terrible shock to her. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was always like this in the beginning: the shocked silence. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“The authorities,” I said, my mind still reeling from the shock. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

They were shocked when the Martians killed so many people. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mark sat up, groaning from the shock of pain that jolted through his body at the movement. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When Matt hobbled to the bathroom and looked into the mirror, he got a shock. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crunch of the snow sends cold shocks up and down my body. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile Grandpa has a shock of snow-white hair. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Now, when I got her in the boat,” he went on, “I had the most grim shock I’d ever known, because that young woman had no daemon.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, indeed, sir. A little baby girl, wasn’t it? A very shocking affair.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another shell burst, closer this time, and they felt the shock of the air and a second or two later the sting of earth and stones on their faces. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The shock wave of the launch knocked him down, and he got up, howling, and ran to the blockhouse and leapt behind it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the instant that my thoughts caught up with my actions, I froze, shocked by my own uncontrolled enthusiasm. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It produced an atmospheric shock wave that twice circled the Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that she could even ask that question was more of a shock than seeing the ring held out to her that morning. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I couldn't see it in his face or hear it in his speech, yet I knew he was neither lying nor trying to shock me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked bad— not injured, but his eyes looked funny—I guess he was in shock. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She disappears into the sea of white spheres below, enveloped completely before popping back up, her hair a shock of red against the white as she waves at him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She glanced at Danielle, who nodded excitedly, but without hiding the shock on her face. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He knew almost nothing of medical terms or what happened to people with severe shock, and knew less than nothing about comas. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Skinnier. I couldn’t quite see because the door swung shut. Also, I was so shocked, I dropped my file box.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra gasped: it was like the shock when the men at Bolvangar had seized him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But when Crocodile Guts got sick, everyone was shocked. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at him and felt a shock of coldness move inside me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The shock of discovering the woman’s identity seemed to have completely erased his anger. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

On a visit there, Elizebeth was shocked to find an important collection of papers “scattered higgledy-piggledy over those iron shelves....I went home and told my husband. We sort of cried on each other's shoulders.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Part of me is shocked, because he’s never laid a hand on me like that before. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was shocked by the coldness with which she said this. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

However, the tattoos were always her most striking characteristic, and they’re as golden and shocking as ever. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He knew what he had to say would be shocking to Emma and others who believed that God was the creator of all species. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

What she learned of these women's lives fascinated but also shocked and appalled her. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then, with a great shock, they saw that they were looking, not into a deserted attic, but into a furnished room. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Articles claimed that "at least a score” of people needed medical care for hysteria and shock, and that "many were injured in the widespread panic” as they tried to flee. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Vivian began by saying he had been shocked by conditions in the “Magic City.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I chafed his arms and rushed below-stairs for a basin of water with which to shock him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

As though responding to an electric shock, Selena’s brother pulled back his uninjured hand. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Jam kept staring at the paper, her fingers numb with shock. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Oh! Mr. Knightley, one moment more; something of consequence—so shocked!—Jane and I are both so shocked about the apples!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I am soothed and consoled, patted, cherished as if in shock. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The audience’s cheers turn into whispers of shock. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was too scared and shocked to understand it then, but now I think of that night as the beginning of a bad dream that would last for years. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart and stomach vibrate from the shock. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was such a shock to see this little reminder of all that was happening in the country that for a moment he couldn’t continue. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just inside the building I got another shock. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

One seller yelled at her to get out of the way; shocked, she stepped quickly behind Jiichan. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I had seen the earth tremble, felt the preliminary shock; now I waited for the seismic event that would transform the landscape. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

After seeing Dr. Thorn turn into a monster and plummet off the edge of a cliff with Annabeth, you’d think nothing else could shock me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“But Anna, the shock to her. Think of that.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

To their shock, however, that wasn’t enough to protect them. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Anything I got to do I can do later. You get a rest, Adam. You’ve had a shock.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was no avoiding the shock and I rolled with the agitated tide, out into the blackness. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what’s more shocking—the fact my song is going viral or the fact Curtis gave me props. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I shout, and Oriana wheels around, shocked that I said a thing we don’t say. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Palm trees stand alongside of it looking down at you in shock, like too-tall, frightened women with upright hair. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dallas stared at Sairy, who looked as if she might cry, and that shocked him. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Every phrase was edited to increase the shock mood. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

David looks at me, his mouth open in shock. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But then her long black lashes fluttered open, and in a soft, sad voice she continued, “I was so shocked, I could hardly take in anything he said.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The reporter stopped and turned around, shock on his face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“He might’ve mentioned it, yeah,” said Moody, scratching his chin unconcernedly, “but I thought a good sharp shock —” “We give detentions, Moody! Or speak to the offender’s Head of House!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Now he reveled in broad harvest fields, orange pumpkins, shocked corn, frost-touched grapes. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to, and I wanted to know what the hell was going on, but I suddenly had a shock, thinking about what she'd just said. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her feet landed in the water, and a shock of cold ran through her body so intense she yelped. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She began to pull at the tight knot she had put in the bathrobe cord, and said, “Intense cold is one of the symptoms of shock.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was too nerve-wracking, a shocking spectacle, like seeing an old, calm friend go insane. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can imagine what a shock this was. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“An athlete was in the show. It was unprecedented, and it was shocking.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

My hand was shaking as I opened the drawstring purse at my waist, partly because I was nervous, partly from shock at how high the fare was. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I felt the shock wave a split second after I heard the detonation and instinctively dropped to the floor of my hideout with my arms wrapped over my head. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

There was a shocked blankness on the computer screen after Jen’s entry. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see Alices face, but her gasp mirrored the shock. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then he threw back his head and let loose a laugh, which shocked the room even more. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The Lord of easterly Rock made such an impressive figure that it was a shock when his destrier dropped a load of dung right at the base of the throne. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She was too angry to see it at all, and Will saw it only for a moment before it retreated again up the old man’s sleeve, but it made his eyes widen with shock. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was shocked at how old and tired my poor parents looked. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The shock was horrible, and he instantly felt even more vulnerable, not knowing where it had gone. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Still too much in shock about Uncle Jack being alive to respond. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Since my opinion of the Capitol and its noble president is already so low, I can’t say Finnick’s allegations shock me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Coming next week, the shocking story of the flawed genius considered by many to be the greatest wizard of his generation. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But most of the Smokies were too shocked to resist, paralyzed by the terrible faces of their opponents. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

People more advantageously placed than we in Harlem were, and are, will no doubt find the psychology and the view of human nature sketched above dismal and shocking in the extreme. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“This business might be a shock to them, Brain. Unexpected, you know.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She was shocked, and not only by a word. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

There were screams from the dining room and Uncle Vernon burst into the kitchen to find Harry, rigid with shock, covered from head to foot in Aunt Petunia’s pudding. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Who am I if I need to be shocked back into my best self? All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

His eyes were wide with fear and shock. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I was shocked that back then teachers treated my mama and my uncle like they were stupid for speaking the language they learned first. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

If they were shocked that Marc had a daughter Nadia who lived in New York, they did not show it. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Not before shock turns my blood to ice and my body to stone. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Flora was pleased to note that he looked properly surprised and shocked. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

After his initial shock, the father regained his own fury. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Stupefied with the shock, unable even to move, the sodden rabbits crouched inert, almost pinned to the earth by the rain. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d only just hit the ground when there was a blinding flash and a sound like the earth ripping open and a shock wave of searing hot wind that knocked the air from my lungs. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The violence of it, the awful finality of his command, is shocking. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mary Lincoln sits just a few feet away but is in too much shock to understand what’s been said. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

They were all as shocked by Mother’s appearance as I was. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I need a light,” I whispered to Emma, who was in such shock that she seemed to have forgotten her own power. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He straightened as if I’d just given him an electric shock. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I shiver despite myself, reliving the icy shock of the water from just a few hours ago. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Barry stared in shock: It was a house, pushing through the water like a monster. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

The news of Mark Antony and Cleopatra’s wedding shocked the Romans. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

About being put on an electric chair called the Throne and given shocks so they would tell who else was involved. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Behind her, the crowd went from shocked silence to a loud buzz. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He said it with the utmost confidence, which made the shock on his face when I lunged at him that much sweeter. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

That’s what made it such a shock when he told me what happened. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It had been a monumental mistake, because today’s designers were all about shocking people out of their happy place. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I suffered the shock of knowledge that this plan was lodged within me and I was indeed going to carry it out. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Sierra hadn’t found it in herself to cry—the shock seemed to knock away all emotion and just leave her with a dull, vacant throbbing—but her brother Juan had been inconsolable. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Leaving in 1942, no one had any idea what to expect, since no one knew what awaited us; we had been underprepared and that just deepened the shock of what we found. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

It must have been indeed a terrible shock to the nerves, and already the poor lady was upset by the journey and leaving her daughter. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cash from disability checks earned with shrapnel in the neck at Wake Island or shell shock on Iwo Jima; rewards for surviving the Bataan Death March. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bertha almost never got mad about anything more than a cat bringing a mouse inside, so it was a bit of a shock to hear her yelling like that. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He is their teacher and friend—and for some, a father figure—but they had started out feeling intimidated by him, which shocked me at first. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

All of them seemed to be lost in horrified shock, trying to digest the monstrous truth of what had happened. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A villager, finally recovered from the shock of the green mountain, stared at Minli. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

All I could do was stand and stare in shocked silence. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to look too shocked so as not to depress Minerva. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And why wasn’t Danielle as shocked as me about her knowing? Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I was too shocked to wonder how Grover had gotten here by himself in the middle of the night. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

There was a story he was plotting with himself as the hero, and already its opening had caused a little shock among his friends. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His face changed from shocked to slightly smitten. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Certainly I am not dismayed by these women, not shocked by them. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even after the program was over and she learned the truth, she couldn’t recover from the shock. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

One of them was tall and slender as a whip, with a shock of dark hair tumbling over his eyes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It was a shock, like walking from the dismal swamps into sudden brilliant sunlight. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cigarette butts littered the floor—I thought about poor Candy’s arm and shivered—but that wasn’t what made me pull up in shock. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Nathan woke in the middle of the night, shocked that he wasn’t in his own bedroom. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The shock and pain made their way through to its tiny brain, ordering it to shut down. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The shock was so enormous that I found my own puny fear of exposure melting into a much larger darker terror that seemed to have no boundaries. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peeves almost fell out of the air in shock. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“But ask them to play along. Act surprised and shocked if Mrs. Malvolio tells them we’re missing in a dangerous cavern underneath our even more dangerous school.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

It was a shocking request and of no possible physical comfort or medical benefit to Lincoln, but Dr. Leale allowed it. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hubble combined the distance data with Doppler speed data, and found something shocking. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I go back to the ceiling, a little shocked by what she’s said, by what she knows, by the iPod dock and the tattoo. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

But right then, standing in shock as black water poured in around her legs, she recalled the legend Achelous had mentioned—the story of the flood. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Far below, she saw the red glow of the coals, but it was what she saw on her feet that shocked her heart into a panicked gallop. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was shocking, really, how quickly the big boy got there. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

An electrical shock from some jumper cables had put her into a coma from which she emerged, three weeks later, able to “know” things by handling an object or touching a stranger’s hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When the inmates entered the courtroom, reporters and family members were shocked at how thin and haggard they appeared. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I was intensely aware of where I sat, the volume of darkness I displaced, the shiny- smooth span of packed dirt between us, and the shocking separateness from me in my mama’s eyes. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They’re just shocked someone as boring as you could actually find a friend!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Someone must have been in the office where Mr. Elliot made the announcements, because a young voice rang out in shock. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A tall man who appeared to be in his early forties, with a shock of silvery hair, wheeled an aluminum bike into a paneled office, then reemerged to greet me. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am grieved indeed,” cried Darcy; “grieved—shocked. But is it certain—absolutely certain?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The man was tall and dark-skinned, his hair a shock of silver. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be shocked, Severus. How many men and women have you watched die?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But when she stood on her head, in graceful water ballet, pulling her bikini bottom to her knees—ah, then it was the eel’s moment to shock. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Her face was covered in scabs, but I looked in her eyes and tried to hide the shock of seeing her face scratched up so badly. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Levy made a gesture that indicated that the girls would clearly go into a state of shock. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shock myself by wanting to touch my tongue to his chest, to taste the sun and salt on his skin. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can scarcely even remember how he first looked to us, when we were shocked by the scars across his face. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just remember looking at your face for a second. Awfully funny expression you had. Very shocked, like you have right now.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maxim’s empty bed brought me to realisation with a queer shock to my heart, and the full anguish of the night before was upon me once again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Redemption stopped walking and flinched, fresh shock filtering over his face. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She could never be sure what thoughts were hidden behind that impassive face, but she had learned to recognize the sudden stiffening of his jaw muscles that meant she had said something shocking. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

And then, with a breathtaking and shocking suddenness, it all dropped away. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I’ve never seen a woman who can breathe fire, but I try not to look shocked in case she takes offense. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He reads my shock, says, “It’s true. You’ve definitely fallen in with the wrong crowd.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The water was so cold, and the shock of it raced through me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Anyone would be, to see someone they didn’t expect He last saw me after that time in the Retiring Room. It’s bound to be a shock.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Harry had swallowed a considerable amount of bubbles in shock. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was taller than Lee, head like a boulder, full- bearded, long-haired, always a bit sloppy, gloomy, shocked his staff by going into battle once wearing carpet slippers. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I heard Dad telling an assistant coach that he, too, was “shocked by the news,” I couldn’t take it anymore. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had their shock treatments while we breakfasted in our rooms, and then they came into the lounge, quiet and extinguished, led like children by the nurses, and ate their breakfasts there. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

In the firelight his hair was impossibly red, his eyes a shocking, vibrant green. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After the shocked babies and their equally shocked parents were safely ensconced in their dens, I admitted my feelings to Bongo. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Whatever her plan had been, it floated just out of reach somewhere between pain and shock. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

She stared at him in shock the first time he cleaned her flat and cooked jollof rice for her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Lancelot, like the Queen, was shocked by the solutions of Bors. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand roams up and down and I feel a jolt of shock as he probes the place between my legs, pushes at it with his fingers. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Rashid looked down at the fire extinguisher in his hands then the shattered glass on the floor among the rest of the wreckage and shocked the hell out of Tad when he flashed a grin. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Everyone returned to the wreck and stood around it awkwardly, shaking, either from the cold or from shock. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was Charles’s turn to be shocked; he had not expected her to answer right away. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was a shocking conclusion, but the indivisible kernels of matter in atomic theory got around the problem of Zeno’s paradoxes. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

It felt as if my foot had exploded, so intense was the shock that shot through my leg. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Pyrogen is released from leukocytes, adding fever to.hemorrhage, necrosis, and shock. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will felt a jolt of shock and rage that Mrs. Coulter had dared to bring his own mother in to support her argument. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Ugwu was shocked that Master was not shocked, did not understand the gravity of the situation, and so he added, “It was very bad, sah. Very bad. Mama nearly slapped my madam.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They were twins, and the eye was shocked and incredulous at such cheery duplication. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It’s sunny outside today-I know, I'm shocked, too-so I'm going to go outside and soak up as much vitamin D as I can. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I read about that in Introduction to Psychology; that, and the chapter on caged rats who’d give themselves electric shocks for something to do. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad had dreamed up many dangerous schemes over the years, but this was the first that really shocked me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mama’s completely shocked as she walks around the room, touching each frame that holds Daddy’s words. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Why did so many people think that they could confess the most shocking things to each other over a meal? Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Roses and electric shocks, the khaki of Deltas and a whiff of asafoetida—wedded indissolubly before the child can speak. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I access her history and am shocked to realize that she’s gotten this far without any notice, without any diagnosis. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I brace myself, and we hit the level concrete, the shocks absorbing most of it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She blinked; it was always a bit of a shock when she didn’t realize someone she was looking at wasn’t real right away. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I didn’t mean to say it aloud, but the word broke through my shock. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

There was a long, shocked silence when he had finished. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth turns again to look at me, her face slightly shocked. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

This time there is no shock for me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Dad said that everyone there was in a state of shock. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Violet doesn’t immediately respond, either, so I know she’s in at least as much shock as me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It came to him in the night sometimes with a sudden appalling shock that the boys he was fighting were boys he had grown up with. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

What a shock, then, when Minerva got handed the law degree but not the license to practice. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Moss’s mother was right about this plan. I think this would be a lot more shocking if they didn’t know what we were planning.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"He got quite a shock when my father told him about you," added Meggie. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He carried water in crockery jugs, wrapped in burlap, and stashed them in shocks to keep them cool. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He pulled his legs up onto the toilet and sat as still as a statue, his mind a kaleidoscope of shock, pain, and disappointment. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

When he got over the shock of Ann’s hostility, he became indignant at being treated so dismissively. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll skip through the details quickly in order not to shock the readers, and also I see no reason to hold these people up to scorn. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having Mom admit fear shocks Trey and me. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Multitudes of people had to leave their homes, and the shock to traditional lifestyles was enormous. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Madge—keys in one hand, trombone in the other—stands still, shocked into silence. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Carmen smiled to herself now, remembering how shocked she was when she and Papa first arrived here, in the North End. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

At this shocking impiety, the tumult died away. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rise of the western crews may have shocked eastern fans, but it delighted newspaper editors across the country in the 1930s. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We were shocked by how noisy it was in the middle of the war. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He was not a man to speak this way to a brother officer, a fellow Virginian; he shocked Stuart to silence with the iciness of his voice. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this second shock, I began to cry. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I was kind of in a state of shock. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Leaving the house was so easy that Winnie felt faintly shocked. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had been wrenched from her seat and dragged off a bus by police in front of shocked witnesses. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

She picked up the phone and called the school and got the shock of her life. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jon blocked a savage cut at his head, the shock of impact running up his arm as the swords crashed together. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Arthur's father was paralyzed, in a state of shock. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father was disappointed about the timing, until he made the shocking jet-age discovery that days and months do not matter one way or another to people in this village. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shock of losing to those idiots had tempered her rage yesterday, but it was back now, full force. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I stare at her in shock, dramatically falling to my knees. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It is impossible to describe the shock of return. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m shocked when they bring out the girls, not as defendants but as witnesses against us. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They might have been scared, or so shocked they could not really know how selfish they were being. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lupin took his time chewing his turkey and swallowing before saying slowly, “Sometimes ... a great shock...an emotional upheaval...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When he finally looks up from his book, Bailey is so shocked by the sight of the black-and-white striped tents in the field that he nearly falls out of the tree. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“They are truly shocked that not only am I shocked, but I have friends who are black.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was aiming for maximum emotional effect, maximum narrative clarity, maximum impact, even shock, and wasn’t going to obey anyone’s rules about what he could or could not do. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

This must have come as a shock to the Virginia gentleman. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie’s blunt words shocked me almost as much as his description of the sweatshops. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He was treated in a veteran’s hospital near Lake Placid, and was given shock treatments and released. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I must have been staring and lost in shock, because Shady had to ask me three times to take my seat. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

While he was still pondering what to do, he received some shocking news. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I remember the privy behind our cottage in Kinvara, so the smell doesn’t shock me, though the seat is cold. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

And kinda forced on me, but it was cool, too, once I got over the initial shock. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He always smiled as though bull-fighting were a very special secret between the two of us; a rather shocking but really very deep secret that we knew about. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She gasped at the shocking cold of it. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I’m shocked when he says, “That was actually very insightful of you back there.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

They look kind of shocked, but they know it’s true. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The United States' brief monopoly on the world's most powerful weapon came to a sudden, shocking end. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Shin was so shocked by the news that he found it difficult to speak. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I must have been in shock, because the people looked like squid washing up on the shore. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the emergency room, she was shocked by the disoriented man before her. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The story of Bors, allowing the twelve supposed gentlewomen to be hurled from the castle turret rather than save them by committing a mortal sin, had shocked her to the heart. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were shocked by how often I had changed schools. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The thousands of acrobats, singers, dancers, and guests froze at a shocked standstill. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Like the pain of a bad wound, the effect of a deep shock takes some while to be felt. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I tried to escape, remove the anklet, or cause trouble of any kind, the device was capable of delivering a paralyzing electrical shock. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He has the beginnings of a shock of red hair. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Major de Coverley was a splendid, awe-inspiring, grave old man with a massive leonine head and an angry shock of wild white hair that raged like a blizzard around his stem, patriarchal face. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The sight of those unmoving figures shocked me, and I almost ran. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got to my feet and ran on and on, down through our fields of shocked com, until I fell face down on the river’s bank. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tugged it out, jerked the cloth away impatiently and went numb all over with the shock of what he saw. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“But I don’t see why you should look so personally shocked. You look like it happened to you or something.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman looked shocked, as if she hadn’t been purposely trying to goad the Witchlings. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She stared in shock as she finished her sentence. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Moss was not a small guy, a fact he had frequently lamented to himself, but he was shocked when his own feet began to dangle, unable to reach the floor. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“This business has been a shock to me, you know,” he said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“This place is in such a shocking state of disrepair and neglect that it’s a menace to health. Even a sewer is better. Clean it up or you’ll all die.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

What did you do when there was electrical shock? The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The few other people walking down Broadway had the same shocked looks on their faces. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

But there seemed to be a mix of shock and unmistakable pride in there somewhere. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She touched his arm, and a tiny electric shock passed between them. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then the first shock was complicated by the thought that his mother, after all, had not protected him; he had had to protect her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He took Lyra while Alice got out, gasping at the shock of the cold. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I bowed quickly, as much to hide my shock as to do homage to her. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kennedy’s voice startles me out of my state of shock. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I could tell from the shock on his face that he didn’t know. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She stood there shocked and scared, but ready nonetheless. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Yes, it was a great shock for Milton to discover his brother-in-law on the train platform. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The mistress of the local inn was at first shocked to see a young girl traveling alone and then solicitous. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

No words come out clear, just pictures, skewed up strange and with all the wrong colors, but pictures of me and Viola standing in front of him, looking shocked. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The expression on his face shocked both mother and daughter. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

And later, of course, the shock of her failure. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

‘She got such a shock when she grabbed hold of the mouse that she dropped everything,’ somebody was saying. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now he was looking almost crazed, or paralyzed, with shock. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She looked up and saw our shocked expressions and said hastily, “Of course it does.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She seemed to lose control of the oars, and her mouth fell open in shock. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Their surprise turns to shock when they see him. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

We were so frozen with shock, nobody noticed that the bus was moving, inching forward into oncoming traffic. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

It gave me a bit of a shock, really, because I’d sort of forgotten he was, like, one bed over. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Eventually, the shock began to wear off, and the reality of what had just happened started to sink in. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

And that’s why, when the news broke that I had qualified for my first United States National Team, I was shocked. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He’d been shocked, after his first fight, to discover that he was expected to pay for even the seltzer he used between rounds. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the circumstances I would have been shocked if he were not nervous. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Greatly shocked, I didn’t know what to say. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

To be honest, everyone looked like mannequins, staring at me in wide-eyed shock. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It knocked him off his feet, slammed the wind out of him, and left him dangling from the fixed line in a state of shock for several minutes. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

They had seen continuous change and were accustomed to it, but here it seemed shocking and sad. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment’s shock, the chaplain giggled with nervous relief. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The gods were shocked when they saw what Loki and Angrboda’s children were, but that did not deter them. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

As soon as this tragic news reached Houston, our whole community was filled with a great sense of shock. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Redfern seems to be as much in shock as everyone else, so I grab his blade without waiting for permission. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The dog yelped and leaped back with the unexpected shock of pain, and the porcupine ambled away, looking almost outraged. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was tinged pink from the shock of cold fountain water, and his fingers still seemed to be twitching every so often, but his eyes had lost that cloudy, unfocused look. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But the real shock came when he was given permission to use the bathroom. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The shock of his freezing hand on my flushed skin made me flinch, but it was the explosion of pain at the base of my skull that made me cry out. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

In shock he was talkative and his voice was softer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I let the combined aromatic scent of metal and sweat shock my senses as I walk through the hallways and to the nearest bathroom. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m actually waiting for you to go into shock.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He might well be a little shocked at the irregularity of my lineaments, his own being so harmonious. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The shock I’ve been feeling begins to give way to fury. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Beneath the gate men were turning, hurriedly trying to brace for the shock, tyrion lifted his axe and shouted, "King’s Landing!" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I can just see the boss making his professional face of polite shock. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a shock he saw that his face had not changed, that the hand of Satan was as yet invisible. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

We had a toaster that shocked you every time you touched it; we called our toast shocktoast and we got shocked so much our hair stood on end like Buckwheat’s. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was one half of her best pair, and in her state of shock, finding the other became important. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I was shocked, and she must of felt the same. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And so, in a shocked silence, the column of the dead began their journey along the edge of the abyss. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

In the absence of such evidence, patterns of discrimination—even patterns as shocking as demonstrated by the Baldus study—did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“It never occurred to me,” I said, shocked. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She stared at him, shocked, thinking, he couldn’t, he wouldn’t. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything was actually a shock to me when I found out the reason why we had to leave Nicaragua. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was a solid punch to Jim Crow, one that produced powerful shock waves throughout the South. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

But nothing shocks me more than Du Barry's words. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

When I heard my name called, I felt myself tingle with a mixture of fear and excitement, as if a tiny electric shock had gone through my body. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Once the shock of seeing him wore off, I remembered all the things I’d said to him, the things we’d said to each other, and I wasn’t sure where we stood. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I doubt that. But can’t you see why they’d be tired of your behavior? These shocking things you do and say to get laughs?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

After the initial shock, I realized I didn’t miss him at all. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was shocked to see his shirt was torn and his hands scratched. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I ask, shock hitting me like a tractor trailer. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

"This . . . this happening to you, Bobby, it was a shock for us just like it was for—" No warning. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, I thought, this was only the shock of a first reaction. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven, Valley, and Thorn walked out onto the stage, and they exchanged shocked looks as their whole town erupted in cheers, screaming their names. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

For several days Cathy lay in a cave of shock and opium. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I unfolded it as quickly as I could because what the...and what I found on that piece of paper was the most shocking thing ever. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

By January 24, it had entered Room B, and monkeys in that room started going into shock and dying with runny noses, red eyes, and masklike expressions on their faces. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I swear,” Enoch said, “if one more person tries to stop us getting on this train ...” A gunshot rang out, and the sudden shock of it made my feet tangle. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The impact shocks him, and his gun topples from his hands. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He knew how shocking the destruction of that world had been, for he had experienced it at first hand. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I acted like I was all shocked and surprised. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The F.B.I. not long ago released a report of a shocking rise in crime each successive year since the end of World War II—ten to twelve per cent each year. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeking the truth from a suspected spy, Washington gets shocking news about a “mole.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

A shocking number of phrases that drop easily from the fingers are bloated with words that encumber the reader without conveying any content. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The smile on her face stayed frozen for a second or two, and then her face slowly transformed into a state of shock. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

When she touched my cheek with her open hand we got the shock of static she built up from the carpet. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one meeting, as I lean against the straw wall and slowly fall asleep, a loud scream shocks me awake. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. He got a shock for once, though.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was accompanied by a man with a shock of white hair and a thick mustache, wearing a white shalwar kamiz. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She survived the shock of her first elevator ride and stepped into a long corridor lined with chairs, all of which were full of colored men and women awaiting examinations. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The falling water slapped at them with frozen fists, and the shock of the cold seemed to stop Jon's breath. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

S’pose you put all the whiskey in one and all the wine in another and all the beer in another—” A slightly shocked silence followed the suggestion. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The squeak of a door opening down the hall startled Ophie and shocked her into motion once more. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

First I just stared at her in utter shock. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The shock of the cold water was a second slap more jolting than the first. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Every stalk of the cut grain must always be safely in the shock before dark, for lying on the dewy ground all night would spoil it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re blocked in. It wasn’t the ceiling coming down fifty feet away that knocked us over. It was our own ceiling. The shock’s tumbled it!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

It’s a man a little younger than Grandma and Grandpa, with a mustache and a shock of gray hair. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

They seemed to be doing well now, and were no longer in the same state of shock as a few days before. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Expressions of shock, of horror, and of anger chased each other across Hymir’s huge face, but he said nothing. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I was so shocked at the sight of them, I nearly missed the blur of green that was a little kid rushing for the fence. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Alpo arrived, halter in hand, to take his prize, how shocked he and the Krupps were to see Drusilla perched happily on Silky’s back! The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The familiar faces in the crowd were haggard, dirty, crumpled by shock and defeat, but Tally realized that she no longer thought of them as ugly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Izzi jumps at Cook's sudden appearance, but then, to my shock, she stands and crosses her arms. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She wanted a pot of hot chocolate made with two handfuls of sugar, which was a shocking amount. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I forgot!” she exclaimed, shaking her beautiful curled head, as if shocked at herself. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Neel flinched when he saw the shock on his father’s face. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

If he was shocked over me being white, I was shocked over him being handsome. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stole glances at Miles whenever I could, wondering why it still shocked me that he was the boy from the lobster tank. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Annabeth had heard those words often enough that they shocked her out of her paralysis. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The shock of seeing Dad's thing's dying down now. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

His words spark a fresh shock of jealousy that courses through my veins like I had stuck my pen into an electrical socket. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

In fact, I was shocked that the audience was shocked. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He was staring back at the emperor in shock and, for the first time Pinmei could remember, she saw a flicker of fear on Yishan’s face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Once the shock wore off, Dad liked the idea. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I got closer that time; then, just as I thought I was going to make it—another shock. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

There were gasps from the audience, and some of the actors looked at one another in shock. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

In the back of an army truck, Ted Hall sat among shocked soldiers, watch- ing the shimmering mushroom cloud rise and begin to fade. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swung the trident in his massive hands and in one shock from top to bottom split that promontory, toppling into the sea the fragment where the great fool sat. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

With my deportment record, I wasn’t really shocked when the iecision came that I had been expelled. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She touched two wires and got a small shock. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Believe me. We might as well have had shock treatments.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Hasidic Jewish merchants in their black yarmulkes would stare in shock as Mommy walked in, trailed by five or six of us. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh no, no, no,’’ said Uncle Andrew in a shocked voice. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The Berg was rising toward the sky and Mark caught a quick glance of Alec looking at him through the window, his eyes wide in shock. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Is she all right? You didn’t shock her or anything...” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Scofield flashed his light and for a second I saw the black man, his face gray with shock, watching the jetting pulsing of his blood spurting into the street. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment we were all too shocked to say anything. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Jesus Christ, oh, Jesus Christ, and the nuns are shocked at the way he takes the name of the Lord in vain. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Diving in feels like plunging into nothing, not the icy shock I've known forever. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

As Larisa and Nadya recovered from the shock of their own bomb exploding beneath them, they found themselves swept by the headlight beam of the German fighter plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I recall it now. A shocking affair—though I cannot remember the details.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still feel a prickle al shock whenever I see one in the open. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I never got used to that feeling—no one ever does—but I did experience it many times, and eventually learned what it was: electric shock. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Was that the first hint, or was it just Gene being Gene, eccentric and unconventional, trying to shock his disapproving in-laws? Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He gingerly touches the raised Rola lettering, as if afraid it will shock him, but then his eyes shine with interest. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. Prepare to be mesmerized, shocked, and astounded! For I am the Great Timdini! Piff-piff!” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“Chaplain, this comes as a great shock to me,” the major accused in a tone of heavy lamentation. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Inside, we were shocked at how empty it was. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Penelope felt herself flooded with a mixture of shock, relief, confusion, and fear, for even as Cassiopeia spoke, there was a thunder of hoofbeats from below. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Again that terrible silence, like a shock wave, stunning the room, an invisible blow. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke in a shocked tone as one might speak of gods being hungry. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Naturally it shocked us half to death to hear somebody caterwauling at Father this way. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the shock turns into chaos, Mr. A. H— gently removes the silver-handled knife from Herr Thiessen’s chest and then he stands and walks away. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

G. went into shock and died with blood running from the orifices of his body. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never tried to touch it, though, not since the first time he’d grabbed the metal and gotten hurled backward, left with frizzed hair and a shocked expression. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh... Aibileen... you don’t think..An ugly thought is running through my head. I am too shocked to finish my sentence. Aibileen shakes her head. “No no, no ma’am. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I remember a lesson from my psychology class about an experiment in which volunteers were asked to torture people who were in another room by pressing a button that supposedly delivered an electric shock. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

After one shocked stare, the family downed the mess in a silence that made Kit writhe. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Dear me!” said Mrs. Popper in a shocked tone. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now, in this momentary calm, the words “New York City” came as a shock. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

As I tried to hide my shock, Taylor and TeeTee finally came busting in the room all squeals and smiles, which quickly turned into gasps and frowns. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I was shocked, and scared, and glad he told me, and also nervous about what to do about it. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He seemed numb with shock at the verdict. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I took new interest in the torpedo-fish with their crackling shocks; in the turtles that paced beside yardsticks; in the mice sliced end to end, that their gestation might be viewed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And his heart lugged under the excessive load, the shock of recognition. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The Mask blinks, some foreign emotion flickering across his eyes—surprise or shock, I can’t tell. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Before Harry could speak, however, Hermione let out a small cry of shock. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The shock wave rattled windows in Silver City, New Mexico, 200 miles from Trinity. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Children! I’m ashamed of you—really I am! To want back anybody who has treated your Mother so badly. I’m utterly shocked.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

When people suffer a great shock, like death, or the loss of a limb, I believe they don’t feel it just at first. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

As it was, the electric point just about shocked my teeth out of my mouth. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

His great shock of bright yellow hair burst out in all directions, like a ragged sun. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

A white minister stated at a union meeting, “This riot has come to us as a shock after all our idealism.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She knocked him off, but then just sat there, too shocked to move. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Ma is so shocked and sad to see Keav in this condition. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never saw anyone so shocked. He could not speak a word for full ten minutes. My mother was taken ill immediately, and the whole house in such confusion!” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she can see my shock. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The old men all raised their instruments at once, and the room filled with a shock of horns over the gentle footsteps of conga drums. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Good trick to play. People are shocked when they see a thing like that; they don’ t like to look too close.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

We had to wait while they prepared this and that—threw open a gate to the lower lane to shock & entertain passers-by, hoisted the blade & ropes in place, etc. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I must have been entering a mild state of shock. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I figured as much. You hit your head pretty hard when you fell. I was shocked when your mom said you didn’t have a concussion.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The question wasn’t asked seriously, but knowing Mother I was shocked at the idea. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if I was going to go into shock after all. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Azure curtains hung from arches which were shocking pink. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she had said she wanted the whole house, I bet Miss Love wouldn’t of been more shocked. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe her plan was messed up, but Jam hoped that once Redemption got over the shock of seeing Pet, he would be excited about looking for a monster. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

His wife’s eyes registered, all at once, shock at the circumstance, anger at the officers, and anger at her husband. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

As he pulled out the chair for me, he said, “This must be a great shock.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

They succeeded in staying quiet, in part because it felt like the air had been shocked out of him. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

At that point even April looked shocked, and Elizabeth almost fainted. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their first real shock came when their other knight was taken. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

And yet, when he died the following April, we shared the shock of the nation. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t turn to Hensleigh, or even to his brother Erasmus, who would not be at all shocked by his theory or have any reluctance to publish it. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a huge shock, but I don’t feel like talking about it in front of Emily. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He warned me I’d get a shock when I met his wife, she was such a dead ringer for Carole Lombard. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Some kids I knew from Hillpark walked by, looking shocked to see me alive. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I think she was as shocked as I was that she didn’t have a response. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I’m frozen for a few precious moments, taking in this horrible scene, watching the inexorable march of the shamblers, when a strong grip on my arm jolts me out of my shock. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t wait to use that information to shock someone—I even blogged about it. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I can’t imagine what kindergarten methods would be shocking enough to pull a whole family out of school forever, but there’s no way to access information about this event—George has no idea. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I must be gaping at her, as shocked as I am. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They’d more or less dressed themselves when Mr. Jack came back, just as though for the first time, and pretended to be surprised and shocked. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m shocked to see that his eye socket is red and swollen. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I am shocked at my first memory of taste. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The little black Adélies, with a shocking white ring around their eyes, made a comical sight for the crew as they tobogganed off the icebergs into the water. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

I was totally shocked when I overheard Annabelle and George talking. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Besides, the pain had lessened: either the nerve had died or my brain had adjusted to its shocks. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t get over the shock that she was here in person. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Suddenly his eye gave a blink, as if it had met something that either dazzled or shocked its pupil; turning, he said in more rapid accents than he had hitherto used— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Except that his eyes grew a shade brighter, he showed no signs of shock or distress. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The newspaper reporters who had greeted him as he walked off the ship were shocked at how thin and old he looked. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Dummies made of wheat sheaves, of barley shocks, of straw, of chaff. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Odile had been very shocked when Max introduced me to her on my first day in Cambridge and afterwards had told Francis that a bald American was coming to work in the lab. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Whenever the dagger at her side brushed against her thigh, it sent a shock through her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Your friend is very weak. She has suffered a great shock.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Okay!” the large flowy man from before singsongs, shocking me out of my embarrassment, forcing a scratched line across the whole audition form. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I shocked myself by twisting around in his grip and driving my knee into his groin. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The noise seems to shock him, because he stops. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They stared at each other, both of them shocked into silence, as the sea star and its leg fell from Loo’s small hands. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I knew Mama and them were shocked at Aunt Carrie, but she made sense to me. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

As a result these Japanese beetle programs have caused shocking destruction of animal life and have exposed human beings to undeniable hazard. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Cholly had always thought of his father as a giant of a man, so when he was very close it was with a shock that he discovered that he was taller than his father. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought of writing to you,” he whispered, “after Dumbledore...the shock...and for you, I am sure...” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Charlie! My God, what a shock! You might have gotten in touch and warned me. You should have called. I don’t know what to say...” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I gasped, shocked by my father's rude mockery of my virtue. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

When at last the motion ceased, survivors enjoyed just three minutes of calm before a second shock came, only slightly less severe than the first. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The rigidness of her shocked body, the silence of her stunned throat, was better than Pauline’s easy laughter had been. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the punishment inflicted by the Council his mercurial spirit had fallen low and he had become the apathetic wretch the sight of whom had so much shocked Bigwig. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A whisper loud enough to shock Josefina to life came from his room. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I fell in love with a dude. Does that shock you?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I am in shock from his proposal but I do my best to explain. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Bobby Jorgenson didn’t know about shock, or if he did, the fear made him forget. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

What the man was shouting into the megaphones was shocking. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must be very brave,” he would say, “I am afraid you must be prepared for a great shock.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The shock on Moody’s face, his stunned silence, told her everything. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Not because of encouraging signs from Mr. Terupt, but because of Anna’s shocking news. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I can see the smug, self-righteous expressions on their faces change to shock and bewilderment. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

For reasons that are not well understood, the ability of individuals to sustain and survive a high-voltage shock varies widely. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a shock—I knew she was having a baby, he’d told me, and I’d seen her, seen that pink blind in the nursery window. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has made a number of shocking and successful films, including Meat Cage, Terror on the Street Where You Live, and Party Animal. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Each time I received a shock, my expression changed to an absurd wide-eyed stare, and then that foolish smile again. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

You might be as shocked as I was to learn that they are also fed parts of other cattle. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Crouching in the house of Juan Tomas, they heard the shock go into their neighbors’ minds at the news of the broken boat. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

The word Shin uses again and again to describe those first days is “shock.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Cocteau’s main aim, it would seem, was to shock Parade’s de facto producer, Sergei Diaghilev, who had challenged Cocteau to ‘astonish’ him. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I was shocked, not so much by her language but by the strength of that pitch. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They shouted in dismay and shock and looked for the old man. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He was shocked he’d made it all the way to London without being caught. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

They discussed the shocking news with Welch for some time. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Twinkle...,” he began, his voice heavy with what sounded a lot like disappointment and shock. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Once the grain was shocked and standing, there was always the fear of fire. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It is only silliness, thought Mrs Helena Kingshaw, and a little bit of shock and hysteria after the accident, making him say those things about Edmund. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Toby didn’t look shocked, but he didn’t look as if he was going to leave the room anytime soon, either. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

There was something bewildering, even shocking, about the suddenness of their discovery. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

When it is removed the effect is startling, almost shocking. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pondered over the shocking contrast between the life of a field hand in Dorchester County, Maryland, and the life she had known and enjoyed in Philadelphia and in Cape May, New Jersey. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

If half of them were still afloat, Davos would be shocked. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A searing pain curled over my shoulder and my heart seized with an icy shock. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

His face was still, a mask of shock. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He used to drive Mother and us to Sunday school, and then sit outside in the car, reading The New York Times and ignoring the shocked glares of passing churchgoers. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

A heated, visceral shock flares through me at the clarity of her dark gold eyes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

At the foot of the staircase she stopped and hissed, with a venom that shocked Mia: “Your brother is dead—dead, you realize that?—and you come home like this?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"Yeah. The lady was in shock when the ambulance got there. But Daddy was okay, so they let him and me go home." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Then a shove at my shoulders and the horrible shock of cold water closing over me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When Grant was a baby, his mother’s friends were shocked to see that Hannah Grant allowed her son to crawl between their horses’ feet! Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

As in the Enborne, there was an instant shock of cold. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back in their adolescent days during summer visits, the four girls used to shock their Island cousins with stories of their escapades in the States. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Evidently no one had ever spoken to Beatrice so forth- rightly, for she appeared to be in a state of shock. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You city kids always find it a shock. But you know about genetics, don’t you?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I suppose we were all nervous this afternoon, anyway. It is a rude shock to turn that corner and get a clear look at Hill House.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Still, it is a shock to realize that “trailer trash” has become, for me, a demographic category to aspire to. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her full, heart-shaped lips formed a perfect O of shock, and her skin paled in such a drastic way that the freckles on her nose and cheeks stood out all the more. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Now I’m beginning to feel again: shock, outrage, nausea. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would be shocked by the lack of security if we were hot at Amity headquarters. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He heard a savage say "No!" in a shocked voice; and then there was suppressed laughter. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Frank, dear, I do love you,” I said, and he turned rather pink, a little shocked I think at my impulsive words, and a little hurt too that I was laughing at him. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’m so shocked, I almost tell her right there, but I still don’t know exactly what to say. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Yet somehow, despite virtually living on the Net, the discovery that he physically could live in almost any city in the country had come as a shock, an awakening akin to joining the Geek Club. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They both said the name again and looked around for others to join them, but the rest of us sat there in shock. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Pima and Nailer exchanged glances as shock rolled over them. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I spin around, shocked, the door clicking shut. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The prejudice that islanders are supposed to learn from superior continentals wasn’t the sole reason why record-breaking Japanese pottery caused such a shock. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then an idea came to him so suddenly it felt like an electric shock. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It took me a second to dismantle my anger and slide into joyful shock. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It’s so shocking that I can scarcely believe it, but as I watch the sun rise it feels like mist lifting. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s why I was so shocked when I finally opened the front door: the smell was coming from my house. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

They came down, and here and there a shock and a scream, but the masses of men lay in rows in the grass, and in the distance a band was playing. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

After several moments of shock and disbelief, they began shouting to each other with joy. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

"I'll be reciting the prayers for Baba," I say, shocking the entire room into silence. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The man sputtered in shock and outrage, and Pinmei could only stare back. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

As a society, our collective understanding of racism has been powerfully influenced by the shocking images of the Jim Crow era and the struggle for civil rights. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I’ve come to the shocking conclusion that I have only one long-sleeved dress and three cardigans to wear in the winter. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Daisy was not a Catholic and I was a little shocked at the elaborateness of the lie. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“In this day of glaring headlines the shock was tremendous,” he said later. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

She was shocked when her doctor pointed out the salt content. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

One can only imagine Bobby’s shock, anger, and sadness at hearing this. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mama’s eyes opened wide, registering shock, but Stella just kept rinsing the holes in her mother’s leg. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The shock shot through Harry with the heat of firewhisky, and he nearly stumbled. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I think we were as fascinated as we were shocked. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would be in shock, too, if she’d gotten glass in her eye. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes, saw a sudden shocking memory of death, tom flaps of skin, the black rotted meat of muscle. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally a centaur glared through the driver’s side window, saw the zombie driver and backed away in shock. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The old man held up his right thumb, which Ranofer saw with a shock was hacked off at the first knuckle. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Diego ran his hand over his mouth, which hung open a bit in shock, and then his eyes went down to the ground. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I was so shocked I had to laugh. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Eleanor was too shocked to make out what he was shouting at her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The Warden had never quite figured out the vehicle’s wiring, and whoever plugged the bus into a power source at a new campground often got a nasty electrical shock. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

My throat was so dry I gagged on it, but I forced the melting snow down, ignoring the shocking pain in my teeth from the cold. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The tension holds us like a shock of electricity and then something odd happens. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Jake pulls me back, a look of shock in his eyes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

After all we’d been through over the past few days—not to as a shock. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She thought just to sweep away, but the shock of his addressing her directly was lost in that intriguing question. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The prisoners stare, gaping, at the body in the middle of the bridge, some of them letting out shocked screams, some of them clasping their hands in silent horror. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I stare at her in shock, but her face is unreadable. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

No one said anything, probably because we were so shocked that Jeffrey had spoken at all. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

She must have shocked the poor old lady right out of her socks. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He looked around him, blond and pale, arms ringed with gold, a vague smile hiding his shock. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

After he lost the malpractice lawsuit—his first, and a big shock to him I now realize—he started pushing me to make decisons. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam was as shocked as though he had come upon her naked. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As our confusion turned to shock and anger, we barraged the little man with questions. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I took a step back and pulled my hand back to my side, shocked at myself. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Nor did he seem shocked or become offensively knowing when it was made clear that Winston wanted the room for the purpose of a love affair. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Her face isn’t shocked like mine is, and that makes the karate-chopping start up in my stomach. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

That night, I even signed autographs— “Harlem Red”—and I left Lansing shocked and rocked. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nico fell to his knees in Persephone’s garden, his face white with shock. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

People standing close to us were watching, their faces shocked. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The cause of Lazlo’s shock wasn’t the violence of it—the spurting blood or the liberal quantities of red paint used to illustrate it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It would be a rude shock for Theo, Vincent tells him, to be on his own; it would be disorienting, like leaving a prison after years of captivity. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Samuel Hamilton went back twice to try to wedge Adam up and out of his shock. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In her shock, she’d severed the connection and left the moth on the dreamer’s brow. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I heard Frank give a startled cry but I did not care how much I shocked him now. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The first meal in Spain was always a shock with the hors d'oeuvres, an egg course, two meat courses, vegetables, salad, and dessert and fruit. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

We were all a little shocked when they first removed the bandages, but kept our smiles on just as Dr. Kumar had instructed us. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It often came to her as a sweet shock, the knowledge that there were so many people in the world who felt exactly as she and Blaine did about Barack Obama. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Who knows when some slight shock, disturbing the delicate balance between social order and thirsty aspiration, shall send the skyscrapers in our cities toppling? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

In his memoir Holmes contended that the news did shock him. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I stared at him, bewildered at first, then shocked, then rather sick. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She was hoping they weren’t upset with her for what had happened in the night, for cutting herself on the canvas and not telling them, for having a creature shock them out of sleep. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

We all turned to her, and our shocked expressions seemed to snap her out of her rant. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The comments upon my personal life were uncalled for and revealed a shocking lack of taste and decency. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked away, and each step brought a new jolt of shock. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Did I ever. Imagine how shocked I was—me, this Talentless little thing, making such a world-changing discovery. It was ... I can’t even describe how amazing that moment felt to me.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I'm a lot of things, but shocked is not one of them, because my mother, on her birthday, told me we could lose each other. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I was shocked, too, but I wasn’t embarrassed by what she did with her hair. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Nonetheless, one can say that for the most part the initial Indian-European encounter was less of an intellectual shock to Indians than to Europeans. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then I realized he was making some sort of joke and endeavoured to smile appropriately, though I suspect some residue of my bewilderment, not to say shock, remained detectable in my expression. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He realized with a shock that Singer did not know he was in the room. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her blanket must have shocked me—the jolt traveled all the way up to my brain, flashing it white for a second. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

No matter which path I took I got a shock that meant another mistake. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

They stood there too shocked and scared to speak. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

It always shocked me when I realized that I wasn’t the only person in the world who thought and felt such strange and awful things. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

It shouldn’t shock me that the Court of Faerie is corrupt and kind of gross. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In the time it takes to gasp, the race is over, and to everyone’s shock, Liberty has swept the event. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, I caused a bit of a shock because I didn’t cover my face the way the other girls did and because I talked freely in class and asked questions. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was the way he threw himself into the part that came as a shock to the girls. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The alarm clock shocks us out of our sleep. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

There was always that split second — something almost felt rather than seen — when the parents’ faces would register a tiny shock, a palpable discomfort with Nicole’s “otherness.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Although he hadn’t written to her yet, and probably had already decided not to marry her, the shock of her marrying someone else so soon was unsettling to him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some are clearly shocked and afraid, while others are excited by the most interesting thing to happen in Livingston in a long time. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

That was a video clip I sent to my friends, and they sent back emojis of shocked faces. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Maybe he didn’t even remember, maybe he’d been in so much shock that he had amnesia. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

A good place to hide could be under the cars, up between the axles, balancing on a foot-wide iron shock absorber. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The faces around him displayed nothing but shock; he might have announced that he wanted to borrow one of their arms. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

These books were frankly meant to shock their middle- class readers—to scare the daylights out of them—even as they played on their sympathies. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was ahead of me, angry and shrill, and upon hearing it I had a sensation of shock and fear such as I had felt as a child when surprised by my father's voice. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Winston looked out into the field beyond, and underwent a curious, slow shock of recognition. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I was too shocked and outraged to do anything but yelp. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, we stood there, all five of us, shocked at the sight of him after all this time. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But after the underwater thunder, what came was not souls but fish.They came rolling to the surface with mouths opened wide by that shocking boom. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In more shock than pain, Shani saw this as an opportunity. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

And yet it occurred to Penelope that the children should not be kept indoors too much at first; it might prove a shock to their systems and cause them to catch cold. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

For a moment, it was so quiet that you could hear the sound of not-breathing, the vacuum created by 190 students shocked out of air. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The more he talked, the more shocked they looked, but when he was done neither of them told him he was crazy. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But this is unlikely to be a mere coincidence; more likely, the shock wave produced by the supernova compressed interstellar gas and dust and triggered the condensation of the solar system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shock of her greetings and farewells had worn off. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Tony told Carmen something else that shocked her, what the molasses company was saying about why the tank broke apart. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

To be sure, it had to be shared with landless and impecunious whites, but this was not a complete disadvantage since these whites functioned as a buffer class to absorb the shocks of race conflict. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

At the sideshow, a scruffy carnival barker was shouting through a megaphone, promising glimpses of “the most shocking errors of nature allowed on view by law” for a trivial fee. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The crowd gasped, many of them looking confused and shocked. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

In the darkness before morning and the first shock of discovering that Fiver was gone, Bigwig had been a comfort and a stand-by. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of them appeared to be in severe shock.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I saw the shock and shame in my father's eyes as he lay helpless in front of his wife and children. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

When you rang me at truly shocking hours of the night, I loved you. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Otherwise she’ll talk. The shock will prevent that, at least. She won’t remember who she is, what she saw, what she heard. Come on.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

On the eighth explosion, the sluggers shocked me again. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Because some of the women who were arrested were well-connected, the sentence was especially shocking and caused outrage. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Sansa was shocked to see the king on his feet, red of face, reeling. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She must not have picked up on our shock, because her face was bright and glowing. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He was sitting quietly, listening to Mother, who continued to insult Caroline, to say how shocking the costumes were, how obscene. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He was a shock to me after the ogre of the lunch counter. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her dark hair has a shock of gray in the front, like a vanilla swirl in a crème-cone. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The illusion of change is so convincing that we share Apollo’s shock at the metamorphosis. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Poppy took a step back; she looked shocked. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Disappointment, shock, then anger run through the group. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I was too shocked to say a word. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Right now? Well, of course, I am shocked. Who wouldn’t be shocked, for God sakes. It’s terrible, everything’s terrible.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was in shock; she couldn’t think of a single thing to say. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Concealed at the top of Figure 19.2 is our first surprise, a big shock for Eurocentric believers in the superiority of so-called Western civilization. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It came to him with a real shock. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

As Lyra looked at her, she had a shock: the blankets stirred, and a very thin arm emerged, in a black sleeve, and then another face, a man’s, so ancient it was almost a skeleton. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I do not know when I have been more shocked,” said she. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

His legs were as though planted in the earth; the shock of the galloping riders could not dislodge him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I forget to say thank you because I’m shocked. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I was shocked at how slowly things had progressed in the journey to equality. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

To my complete shock, my cousin and the rest of her classmates start taking off their clothes right in front of each other. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Before I fly down the fire escape, I see him staring up at me, the expression on his face turning from shock to rage. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Our collective mouths flopped open, we were that shocked. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Seven was in shock, as she suspected everyone around her was as well. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She held out her hand, but her shock had taken me by the shoulders and shaken. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Jam stared at it in shock, then the anger showed up. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The shock ebbed from Crane-man’s eyes now that Tree- ear was no longer shouting. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The same week my mother told me about the rice bowl and my future husband, I saw a shocking film at Sunday school. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

My own reaction to him, confusion tumbled with head-spinning want, shocks me into silence. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Just when I think she looks even vaguely peaceful, her eyes shock open and she speaks. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The next thing that happened was so quick and shocking that it made him stumble, almost fall down. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Cap was so shocked that he crumpled against the stall door when she let go. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He ran to his room, shocked and angry at this unexpected turn to his perfect day. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then they walked outside, and Brangwain Spurge stumbled backward in shock. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

A shock ran through Ekon’s body as he turned in the direction of the noise, and his heart stopped. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And I’m just warning you that if I’m going to be honest, I have to begin the story with my Baba Haji, even if the blood might shock you. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

It’s one of those moments when it takes the brain a moment to catch up with the events playing out before your eyes—shock temporarily blocks the path. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what was more shocking—the endless stretch of road or the sky. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A little electric shock flared through me and I sat quite still. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

It was shocking to see the enemy they’d been assured was nearly defeated strike with such ferocity. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t look so shocked. News travels fast in Hope Springs.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She got over the shock and said, “Yeah. Why can’t I be in charge of the saying?” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I knew I should be shocked, horrified even, that we had just slaughtered a group of beings—not human perhaps, but living, breathing beings in their own right. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Below him, Ralph was a shock of hair and Piggy a bag of fat. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She had always regarded the color turquoise, like shocking pink and chartreuse, as the color equivalent of the word ain't: quaint when seldom used but vulgar in great doses. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it was a shock to everybody,” I said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Another malady suffered by the Berkeley transplants was severe culture shock. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Glancing at the “puddles” Washington’s blades left behind in the water, Saxton was shocked at the distance between them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

These events were seized upon by the press, and their vivid accounts of what had taken place shocked the country and led to a public outcry for the suffragists. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Despite the hard-line choice Kennedy had made, he found Diem’s death shocking. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Mini seemed so shocked by the idea that she could have a plan that it ended up sounding more like I’ve got a plan? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I looked at the bear, at him, in shock. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next thing, I yank my hand away from the line like I been shocked with electricity. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It shocked him to see North Koreans going about their daily lives without having to take orders from guards. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The shock and hurt change into anger, deep and real, clawing at my stomach. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The shock of seeing his mentor alive had been followed by the terrible realization that Brum was following Nina. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I turned away from his shocked, wounded face and headed for the door. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And I think about all the races where this is true—the 400, the 800, the 1600, all the relays—and it shocks me that I have never looked at it this way. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

When I found that the ship, if it had been at minimum distance, would already be in planetary orbit awaiting some word from me, I had another shock. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced brightly up at him, anticipating the shock and beginning worry in him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I looked away quickly, shocked, going red again. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The shock I feel is etched into his expression. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

His face, lit by the moon, is slack with shock. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

At first, his new appearance had shocked her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And yet Emma and Charles spent the whole day feeling rather miserable at the shock of their engagement; they were both astonished at the suddenness of their decision. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He blurted out, “I wish you were my daughter—” He was shocked at himself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The more horrible the crime, the more stunned, shocked, and dismayed is the tranquil city in which it happens; the more helpless are the citizens before it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Though shocked at first to hear that Karkaroff had been a Death Eater, by the time they entered the Owlery Ron was saying that they ought to have suspected it all along. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It even shocked Toby, who froze long enough to let Jimmy get back to his feet. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The girls’ eyes met and something passed between them, shock, or shame that they had been laughing in the park when there was this. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It shocked us even more to see him standing there red-faced, trying to fit a word in sideways. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ready,” said Alice very quietly behind him, and he nearly leapt in the air with shock. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She knew that a golden eagle struck by a truck needed to recover from the shock with quiet. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I want to say I was shocked that she threw me under the bus, but it made sense. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The words send a shock through my heart. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Later that night, still in shock, she picked up her daybook and wrote: “My beloved died at 12:15.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Khrushchev,” I said, trying to cover my shock. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because you have no arms, Aven!” he shouted at me in exasperation like he was revealing some shocking secret I didn’t already know. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I knew he didn’t look exactly normal, but I really didn’t understand why strangers seemed so shocked when they saw him. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

We were all shocked into silence, like he’d struck us with invisible bolts of lightning. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Though I was in shock, I finally got out: “Does that mean the vice president’s in charge?” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I look up at my sister in shock. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

If his daughter was gay, and he knew, he probably wouldn’t have been so shocked by the Dad/Papi revelation, right? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Slowly, she backed away until shed joined the front line of marchers, who were all watching her in shocked silence. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Their eyes met, and what she saw in the bilious melange of green and orange was not shock, or guilt, but a form of challenge, or even triumph. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was a shock to see Ron and Hermione standing exactly where he had left them, Hermione still holding Lily’s letter, Ron at her side looking slightly anxious. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Before she recovered from the shock, I was past her and down the steps. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the shock of Hiroshima, seeing the damage of Kobe did not seem surprising at all to Hanako. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The crowd stirs again, while a few of the girls from my school look at one another in shock. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“This is definitely going to come up at home. Feel free to express your shock and disgust at my behavior.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The shock of first seeing a birch tree at night, rising up in the dark as cool and slim as a ghost. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“What is in the—” Velia began to say something, but she was so shocked by her surroundings, she couldn’t finish her thought. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Washington is in a state of shock. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

It shocks through the air, and I jump up, run to it, look at it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Someone else remarks that it would be a travesty to dye over such a color, a shocking red much brighter than their mother’s auburn. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“What a terrible thing to do,” said the scythe, but her voice was even, not shocked. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

All the oats were in the shock, and now the rain could come and it would not do any harm. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

A shocked murmur ran through the crowd as she looked up, straight at Malachite, who was bloodless with building rage. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“How shocking indeed. And it’s about time the girl began to be called Chiamaka. This Baby business is tiresome.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ignoring the shock by laughing, as I brushed the coins off quickly, I discovered that I could contain the electricity—a contradiction, but it works. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

How her appearance would shock Mamá, who worked in a crisp yellow jacket in Señor Aguilar’s beautiful hotel. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

"I have to go shoe a horse," she said sweetly, taking a brief satisfaction in the shock on the septa's face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Was one of the symptoms of shock that you couldn’t remember the symptoms of shock? Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

The shock felt by White and other citizens when they learned the Tribune was a gutted skeleton was captured perfectly by Charles Mackintosh. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Determined to find the cause of a state of things so mysterious and shocking, I kept on until I arrived in the East Room, which I entered. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

We stare at each other in a kind of shocked standoff for a few seconds. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She turned and reached up to brush an errant shock of hair from his eyes. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She looked almost shocked, as though her own personal pride had received a blow. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’m fighting the shock of having a guest in my room. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The shock wave sent me spinning in one direction and Mo in the other. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I was braced for the usual shock, but nothing happened. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was seventeen years older than Mammachi, and realized with a shock that he was an old man when his wife was still in her prime. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course we don’t want him to be dead!” said Hermione, looking shocked. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

So far, we don’t seem to have been really shocked by anything among the items of new knowledge. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He supposed he was still in some kind of shock from the crash and there was still the pain, the dizziness, the strange feeling. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Psychologists are still teaching animals to perform various tasks by punishing them with electric shocks every time they make a mistake. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

By treating wheat strains with such “shock therapy,” Lysenko argued that he could make the plants flower more vigorously in the spring and yield higher bounties of grain through the summer. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Using the heat of your blood could be called reckless, E’lir Kvothe. What of binder’s chills? What if you had gone into hypothermic shock?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was a shocking feeling—exhilarating, shivery, true. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Believe me, I was as shocked as anyone else,” I reply. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s a shock because I had no idea there was an appetite in me for this. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

But that did not lessen the shock of having their books, papers, and letters seized by the government. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She let him go out of shock, and Scythe Faraday’s head hit the concrete hard, knocking him out and making the horror of the moment all the worse. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

When Justice Douglas visited the area in 1959, the year of the spraying, he was shocked to see the shriveled and dying willows — the “vast, incredible damage.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

His eyes were wide and shining with the shock of it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the contrary, Pompey’s death came as a shock. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

I'd tried to explain what I saw, but the police officer just shook his head and said I was in shock. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The children had long felt sure that he could speak: yet it was a lovely and terrible shock when he did. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“It was probably the electric shock treatment I had right before we went out. I should have rescheduled.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

As I gaze in shock at the swastika in the atrium, it occurs to me that I’ve never seen one firsthand before. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

It was the culmination of four weeks of shocks in the Moscote household because little Remedios had reached puberty before getting over the habits of childhood. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The woman in the still rocker said, “Lord, Lord,” and sat suffocated in shock. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ellsberg knew the story, so there was no single item he found shocking. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She was wearing banana-yellow robes today; her long nails were painted shocking pink, and she was accompanied by her paunchy photographer. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think it’s his eyes. Finding out might trouble him. Let him be for a while. He’s had a bad shock. Let him get better. I’ll read to him all he wants.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The shocking part was what he was wearing—athletic shorts, flip-flops, and a faded Brent Chisholm concert T-shirt. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

When he got over the shock, Palmer joined her, the two of them flinging the ball at each other and cackling like a pair of chickens. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I’m so shocked, I don’t know what to feel. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“They say Brother Eugene’s never been the same since Room Nineteen. They say he’s all broken up over it. Can’t eat or sleep. The shock.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was culture shock in my own country. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Howard Fuller left Ann’s house shocked that shotgun shacks still existed in American cities in the 1960s. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

And to George’s shock, Papa said they could. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever Momma meant by more involved, I’d drop dead of shock if anything changed. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Bod looked up at the city, and was horrified: an emotion engulfed him that mingled repulsion and fear, disgust and loathing, all tinged with shock. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Supernova explosions of massive early stars produced successive overlapping shock waves in the adjacent gas, compressing the intergalactic medium and accelerating the generation of clusters of galaxies. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One shocking feature of the Germans’ early-morning attack on June 22 was that they destroyed hundreds of Soviet aircraft on the ground. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I had shocked him into silence, and that was saying something. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

For a moment Dany was so shocked she had no words. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Stunned by what I had seen, I backed into the shadow on the landing, too shocked to move. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, bears are not in season,” I added sternly, to hide my shock. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You may send a map of my new route to the mental ward at Charity Hospital. The solicitous nuns and psychiatrists there can help me decipher it between shock treatments.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She fumbled for what to say next, her head a clanging rush of noise and pain and shock, when the woman suddenly gasped, clasping a hand over her mouth. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

After the first shock of recognition, I couldn’t help but feel bad for Jacob. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

As he watched his little guppy, he realized, once again with a shocking and beautiful certainty, that Doddy was related, just as he himself was, to every creature in the animal kingdom. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grabbing hold of facts in the midst of shock is very Erudite of him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“And apparently she wasn’t enough for you,” Chubs said, with a shocking amount of hurt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

How I wandered aimlessly about, too disoriented for proper panic, numb with shock and dread. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Again I ran, again I saw the open escape hole, and again I was stopped by shock. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the thick of play, his daydreams were so vivid that a glimpse of reality would have shocked him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

His half-harelip and hair shock my sister, but his relentless enthusiasm for just—I don’t know—living—would knock the fear out of anybody. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Had the shock of the shipwreck—the noises, the falling into the sea, the terrible struggle to swim to the lifeboat—increased the effect of the sedative? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was very short with a shock of straight black hair that swished around his head when he pivoted, and I was thin and black and tall as a tree. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

His shock of yellow sunburnt hair bobbed up and down as he skipped and jumped to the rhythm of the “dog boy” song. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Why, Martha, dear,” Ern mimicked, in shocked tones, "Where did you learn such an ugly word?” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d sit up, shocked at what I was letting happen to me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Using Penkovsky's data as a guide, CIA officials came to a shocking conclusion: The Soviet nuclear missiles on Cuba were close to being fully operational. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t breathe; there was a sharp pain in my gut, I was wet and in shock, and all I could think about was keeping my arms around the branch. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Every now and then I’m startled at how good-looking John is, but he glared at me from under the shock of hair that fell across his brow and scared me a little. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he started up with a shock of horror. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Ivy waited for a shocked gasp, an “Oh my God,” anything, but Taryn didn’t do any of that. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I was not shocked so much by this statement as by the eerie calm with which she delivered it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Even Abbey seemed shocked to hear me say it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was a shock to hear someone speak her family secret out loud, like hearing a bad word you knew but never said. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Relieved, she now felt the full and shocking weight of what she had just witnessed. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

While shock among the onlookers was widespread, the range of glee and dismay was split mostly along party lines. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was so very fast: the first blanch of shock, when he thought she was Isagol, and the second, when he realized she wasn’t. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Our families and our teachers will be shocked when we go home, but here it is the universal language. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, by offering Booth his hospitality, he had unknowingly made himself an accomplice in the most shocking crime in all of American history—the murder of the president of the United States! Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A blue silk bag full of red strings lay open beside him, and Minli felt a shock run through her as she saw it. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Marina’s look of shock remained for a second, and then she smiled. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The paramedic disinfected Ear’s wound and fed plasma into his arm to counteract the shock. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

They broke their ashwood spears to splinters, but both stayed in the saddle, and the horses stood the shock. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they shocked me, sometimes they dosed me with pure rapture, but I never knew which to expect. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I was so shocked it felt like my entire body went numb. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The bulky creature with the underbite tried to beat Seth to the bed, arriving too late and receiving a violent shock as it collided with the invisible salt barrier. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The girls glanced at each other, and it seemed Hazel’s shocking uncoolness was the thing that would finally bring the two of them back together. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I loved these people and am still in shock that they’ve been ripped from, our lives forever.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

It’s almost a shock to be alone together in our bed, practically elderly, after almost thirty years of little elbows and heels and hungry mouths. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

August exhales through puffed cheeks and brushes away the shock of hair that has fallen across his forehead. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then the blood began to well from the wound, spreading across his doublet, dyeing it red, and I realized with a shock that this was no illusion. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I let him into the office to sign the logbook—he expressed shock at the lack of entries—and then let him out through the center gate. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had never heard such shocking blasphemies before, and he wondered with instinctive logic why G-men did not appear to lock the traitorous old man up. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

So it was a shock when I came upon the scent on my fifth- grade teacher, who said it was nothing but plain ordinary Ponds Cold Cream. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1891, Sunday shocked both his teammates and fans by quitting baseball to become a preacher. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He looked surprised but not shocked, as if I'd asked something stupidly obvious. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

We’re digging into it here at the beach, and I’m shocked both by how hungry I am and by how painless it is to eat. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The neighbors were shocked but Mary knew that marriage was the best thing that could happen to her highly sexed daughter. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And those who will take a weapon to such an enemy must be sterner than steel, if the very shock shall not destroy them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

This sudden talk of marriage bewildered me, even shocked me, I think. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

We watched in shock as she took off her dress and shoes, leaving only her underwear on. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The man had been so shocked by the revelation that he’d exploded into blue sparkles, and Ophie couldn’t help but laugh at the sight. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Everyone seemed shocked by this turn of events, but I wasn’t really surprised. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But when I woke up and took out the bobby pins, I was too shocked even to cry or scream or stomp around the house. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Distant white clouds against a shock of blue sky? 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cold was shocking, but I was elated to feel anything other than the hollow’s tongue wrapping around my throat. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Once the shock wore off, he realized what an honor had been granted him. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Garfield rejoiced as the Civil War ended in spring 1865, but Lincoln’s assassination shocked him. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Outside,” he said, hoping the cold air would shock his lungs. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

There’s movement from a chair to the left, and my mouth opens with shock when Miss Preston walks over to stand next to the mayor. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

That first day, after she got over the shock of him popping up out of nowhere, he’d caught her eye. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I’m dressed in denim shorts and a red T-shirt, and the smooth metal surfaces are a cool shock against my exposed skin. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

To Joseph’s shock, it was now a huge vacant space littered with rubbish and a few piles of leftover packing crates. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Once the shock wore off, Mom got around to listing the various ways Zooey and Charlie were ruining their lives, and Charlie’s only defense consisted of shouting loud enough to drown her out. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Even the other death row prisoners were shocked. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When I look in the mirror on Monday morning, I get a shock. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

And all the kids at school would be shocked. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Even without looking back, she could sense the shocked gazes of the Seasons. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“They kept talking about putting the juice to me and electrocuting me and did shock me,” Hale said. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Bartenders and waiters could only stand by in complete shock as Nation splintered whatever furniture, kegs, and bottles she encountered. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Goat’s children, shocked by what had happened to them, went off into the bushes, stifling their tears as they did so. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Lithuanians wandered in shock through the rubble of their homes, finding the rumors hard to sift through. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“No. I read about it. But I think I already knew, somewhere inside. It didn’t shock me when I found out. It was more like a confirmation.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Whatever it was swooped so low, so close, over our heads, I could've brushed it with my fingertips if shock hadn't curled me up on the bench. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“What?” we all said in shock at this extra detail he had added to the story. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Maybe he’s in shock after all those hours underground. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I think it was because he’d referred to me as pretty, which had been a shock to my system. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

These spiritual guardians were shocked when people in Philadelphia ignored the obvious lessons and began living as they had before the visitation. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

My horse was a big black Arabian with a half-moon shock of white for a bib. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I was so shocked at myself, when I realized what I was thinking, I quit going anywhere near Sister Betty X, or any where I knew she would be. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

They did not know which was more shocking—the treachery of the animals who had leagued themselves with Snowball, or the cruel retribution they had just witnessed. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I went with my sister Kathy, and when we walked into his hospital room, it was a brutal shock. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Drawing nearer they would always stare at Anatole as contempt gave way to bald shock. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was shocked by various discoveries: “Inside the hands,” she informed her husband, “the mavros are white like us.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I took a drink, shuddering as the whiskey went down but thankful for the shock it gave me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth about the warren had been a grim shock. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shock of finding himself school champion had worn off slightly now, and the fear of what was facing him had started to sink in. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She was suddenly dizzy and thought this must be what people meant when they said that a person was “in shock.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He raises an eyebrow when he sees my shocked expression. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Queen was bound to get a shock. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I let it play until the instant the electric shock had happened, when Zero suddenly stood in front of me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Some part of myself, watching the following moments unfold, was shocked. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

But Eril-Fane was trapped in his own shock and grief, and kept his great arms to himself. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When I came upon the open windows of the Federal Gazette office, it was a shock. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was shocked to see how fat she had become and that her face was covered with blotches. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a disturbing sight, and many of the children looked on with openmouthed shock. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

And then it came to me, like the first shocking glimpse of the sun’s disk rising over the horizon, what it was I did want to do. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m just what a woman should be,” my mother said, with such coolness and poise that even I was shocked. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured my mom was going to have enough shocks to deal with, so I should spare her this one if I could. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is staring straight ahead, mouth open, in absolute shock as the reflected colors from the cartoon move across his face. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the shocked silence, she gestured behind her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She had a little-old-lady face, this one, with a shock of white hair, and I never saw her again. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

In 1915 they were shocked again when Stanford came in second. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Residents opened their windows and doors and looked on with shock. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She looked very pretty indeed, in robes of shocking pink, with her long dark plait braided with gold, and gold bracelets glimmering at her wrists. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

An air of shock and mild depression hovered over the camp for the remainder of the day. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’m shocked that his parents trust him to stay home alone. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

This information seemed to shock the old man. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her parents passed out plastic cups of juice, but Emily was too shocked to accept one. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Martin whistled as the others gaped at Mr. Jacobs in shock. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He knew the icy water would shock his skin like an electric fence, but this morning he needed desperately to calm Bis troubled thoughts. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

As I approached the house, I had a second shock. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the angels had walked around like ghosts the whole time, shocked to their core at what Hibiscus had done. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

In its place was something far worse—shock. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It takes everything I have to keep my mouth from dropping open in shock. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Standing on the sand, looking around at all the shocked faces, Jinny felt a tremor. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When I saw him holding the ship's log the shock of it pulled me out of myself. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

After I get over my shock, I can only think of one thing to do. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

While the residents were happy to see Luna, they were shocked not to see Xan, and, at the news of her ill health, the Free Cities grieved as one. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

In the wake of his own shock of despairing realization, he was taking charge. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I’d only ever seen pythons in the zoo, behind glass—but annoyance settled in when I got over the initial shock of seeing it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

At the time the electric-execution law was passed, questions persisted about whether electric shock would always prove fatal. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at the fellas as if shocked. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dear Gus Levy, We were shocked and grievously injured to receive the attached letter. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somebody in Belsize must be having shock treatments, unknown to me, and the nurse had, quite understandably, confused me with her. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I stood in shock, blood frozen in my veins. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

For weeks they had been silently infiltrating South Vietnam, and they struck with a coordinated fury that shocked everyone. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Abandon them?” called a shocked voice from the crowd. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“I was shocked by the isolation,” Bethe said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The secret study, quickly dubbed the Pentagon Papers, shocked Americans. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He seemed shocked that there was no beer in the refrigerator, but he settled for a Diet Coke. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Even Mrs. Jacobs had been shocked into stillness. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The bombs are spread out over the long hours so that just when you think the raid is over, another blast sends shock waves through your guts. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

What, now, would be likely to give them just a little, not unpleasant shock? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of attacking me the Horse let out a wild, shocking cry that sent me reeling back ward. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kennedy is too shocked to react, but there are a couple of other custodians with him, also with scissors. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Reggie pulled back, with a look of shock on his face. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My first impression was one of shock because the room was fully furnished, as though in use. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was shocked when he divulged that they currently had joint custody of a seven- year-old boy, even though a condition of Mrs. Moss’s probation prohibited her from caring for any more children. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She cut pipe and welded metal joints, installed shocks and stripped down engines—you name it. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vogel stood with his mouth agape as a shocked expression swept across his face. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This must have been a terrible shock to you. I’ll check your blood pressure at once.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dessert consists mainly of a gargantuan tiered cake shaped to resemble circus tents and frosted in stripes, the filling within a bright shock of raspberry cream. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The shocked attorney asked him, “You knew Anna Brown’s dead body was out there, didn’t you?” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I went with my sister Kathy, and when we walked into his hospital room, it was a brutal shock. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know, because I see his eyes go wide with shock and his face begin to contort in utter, stomach-wrenching disgust—and then the flames leap to life all over his body. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It shocked the anger right out of her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But in the face of such a sight, his overwhelming feeling was shock. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And everyone turned to her in a kind of shock because Fern said very little. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I knew I’d taken a risk, but I had to try to shock him into seeing me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I guess they were used to seeing me around by now, so I wasn’t getting any more shocked looks. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes 1 forget what a shock it is the first time you meet him. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The Council members stood or sat in silence, seemingly as shocked as Thomas at what they’d just seen. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Nor were the women themselves immune from culture shock. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Jasper, however, paused at the door, his expression a trifle shocked. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I kick myself, the shock and horror that filled Stella’s face as she looked at me, the anger as she pushed me away, haunting me for the millionth time today. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, like today, it’s still a shock to see myself, the splashes of pale across my face. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

It is always a queer shock, part a sudden upwelling of grief, part unaccountable amazement. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was shocked and baffled by the mindless destruction that greeted him. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would thrill, titillate, and if all went well perhaps even shock. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I watch from across the menagerie as August’s mouth opens in shock, then outrage, and then vociferous complaint. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The unexplained refusal shocked Williams, who scurried to find a traveling companion who “meets with your approval,” as he wrote Lawrence. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The cold water shocked him, jolted his emotions, and sent a chill over his skin. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Back at the barn, the stable hands were shocked. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again, Pinmei struggled to catch her breath, and this time the shock of the water felt as if her whole body had been struck. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I was still in shock and looked down at the upturned faces in the tent, trying to find my family. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

This is a shock and she faints, and the burned one gets out of the mirror and into the pretty one’s body. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

A little over two minutes after the beginning of the flash, the shock wave hit us. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It was the shock of it that I couldn’t shake. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Badly wounded and shocked, the survivors on the roadway tried to crawl back to the safety of the ditch, only to be buried beneath rubble which thundered down on them. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Call was too shocked now to do anything but obey. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment, I realized I had cut my thumb on the barbed wire and stopped, shocked. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the trick was this: If you went through the wrong door, the room you entered had an electric floor, and you got a shock. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

It is a moment that shocks her still, and that she prefers, in spite of all she tells him at night about the life they now share, to keep to herself. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The abuse of civil liberties brought about by the Palmer Raids ultimately shocked fair-minded citizens. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Mark slipped out the window several inches—a thunderbolt of pure terror flashed through him like an electric shock before his progress stopped again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I had to curb my habit of cursing, but not before I had shocked more than half of them and had embarrassed Aunt Addie to helplessness. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fear coursed through her body like an electric shock. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But after a time it became plain that El-ahrairah was ill from shock and exhaustion. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her shock was chased by a blush, confirming his suspicions regarding the decency of the compliment. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“What the—!” I drop the broom and act shocked, which isn’t hard because the crash was very loud and sent my heart racing. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was just talking about those jerks,” I say, not giving her the satisfaction of being shocked by what she said about our parents. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry about her. During the night I sang to both of you, and you’ll accept me more because of it, especially her. I know what the shock is. Wait till she comes, you’ll see.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stood, abeyant, ready to receive what shock fate should administer. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Me and Jay each ran for opposite corners of the room while Doc stood there in shock. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The Shetani’s eyes widened with shock, then understanding, and it pressed its head harder into her hand. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The touch sends a shock through my body, and all my insides burn like his fingers ignited them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was shocked to hear that I, who had been only to grammar school, had been classified as an intellectual. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The press covering the race was already suspicious and scandal-hungry, and assumed that the stewards were hiding something shocking. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

At all times, Philip was impeccably groomed, his shock of rich brown hair combed neatly, his demeanor serious and forthright. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Riddle jumped to his feet; Harry could hardly blame him for howling in shock and rage; all his worldly possessions must be in there. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I suppose I was in shock, but whether it was the shock of learning about something horrific, or the shock of learning about my own ignorance, I’m not sure. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In the heat of the moment, Ernest offered a shocking judgment of Oppenheimer that would come to haunt them both. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

For while the moment of shock had been short, it had been long enough. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“The shock could stop your heart, too,” the scythe warned. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

His eyes were wide, his face completely frozen in shock. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I was shocked to notice that Jacob didn’t have to look up. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

For a second Vidal stared blankly at Vera, lost in a fog of shock and disbelief. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

One thing everyone knows about them is if you give them a shock the baby pops out too early. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The young witch looked shocked; then a look of understanding passed over her face. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The pain in my heart, like a dark hole, wakes me with a shock. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing but the shock of hearing that voice could have given Harry the strength to get up. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The rest of the family was as shocked as if Theresa had died. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

First month I was here, I was shocked by such dirty talk. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The news was innocuous enough by twenty-first-century standards, but in the context of social attitudes in America in the 1930s it came as a profound shock. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“My dear, you must lie down. You look ever so shocked.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“All of us at the Royal and General are deeply shocked,” he said. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

This should not have been a big shock to us, but we didn’t expect it to happen here, since we thought we were now far from harm. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Kira asked, trying not to show how shocked she felt at the condition of these people. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother and sisters uttered timid “Yes, Mamas,” but I merely nodded, too shocked to talk. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

If put into an enclosure, they are likely to panic, and either die of shock or batter themselves to death against the fence in their attempts to escape. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the nineteen-twenties it was the asylum and the shock treatments. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It shocks her that I know her name, but she goes on. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

According to the papers, the whole country was shocked and disappointed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When she confessed that her uncle had molested her, I was shocked. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

"I have to go shoe a horse," she said sweetly, taking a brief satisfaction in the shock on the septa's face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her parents probably just died of shock to hear that girl talk! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t shocked by the idea that gods and goddesses existed, only that a person could actually get to know them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Now I’ve got this sickening blend of shock/bewilderment/fear/fury/frustration whipping around in my gut because all I can see is that accursed Carl’s Carnival picture of our unbroken family. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

When I tell him, his expression changes from shock to horror to disbelief. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I take a quick sip of root beer and look up to see my grandmother’s shocked face staring at me. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

In California orchards sprayed with this same parathion, workers handling foliage that had been treated a month earlier collapsed and went into shock, and escaped death only through skilled medical attention. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Their expressions shifted, and Pinmei watched their shock transform into desire. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

We just watch the phones as they vibrate and ring, trying to overcome our shock. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I was a novice commander, shocked by the destruction my troops had wrought. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The next time it rumbled, he’d look shocked and single out one of us. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were speechless at the red morocco saddle, completely shocked out of comment. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

These bundles—shocks to us farmers—are left standing on the cut end to dry. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I could tell they were shocked by how I looked, too. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Of course. I took it to get back at the Shrew. Don’t look so shocked. You’re such a baby. Besides, Mr. Das doesn’t pay us half of what we’re worth.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

It gave us such a shock we toppled over. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She had been hunted by bloodhounds, shocked by cattle prods, chewed by police dogs, peppered lightly with shotgun pellets. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

April and Marshall froze into a shocked silence. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she ever says a word about the red dress or anything I’ll tell her I know all about the excitement and she’ll be shocked. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

We take facts so much for granted that it comes as a shock to learn that they are a modern invention. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Even though I was different from the other kids, after the first shock, we got along well. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adams was shocked that an enemy soldier was so strongly against the war he wished he could march in the streets of North Vietnam’s capital city. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

At first it had been hard to get the words out, but then she just turned off the hot water, and the cold water shocked the words out of her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The night air was filled with the smell of apples and shocked grain, and I could hear the noise in the meadhall from a mile away. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

His sister seemed shocked that he would touch her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She sounds shocked, and like I’m the one who did the worse thing. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I guess seeing me shocks him too, because he shakes his head and wipes his eyes. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“My ears are ringy. I scraped my knees. And I got some dirt in my eye . . .” Then Esme began to tremble and cry, the shock of what had happened overcoming her again. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

"All of you?" she asked in a low, shocked voice. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

They were shivering, shocked by the cold, numb, but otherwise unharmed. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d never seen Selena look embarrassed, so I did the only thing you do when you see something shocking: I stared. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He got a terrible shock He was not alone. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I think Oak is the least shocking part of what you have to tell her,” I say. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She showed me how to absorb the shock with my knees. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Under any circumstances, being in jail would have been a shock. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

And yet Galileo realized, not only that ice was lighter than water, but also—it must have been an extraordinary shock—that bodies often float without displacing their own weight in water. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Madam. I don’t think she is physically ill, Madam, it’s just the shock of Mrs. de Winter being found. She was very devoted to Mrs. de Winter.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“He bangs on your ceiling?” said Mama, shocked. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I heard him but I was in shock like I had walked into a glass wall. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Fielding looked from one to the other, shocked by the violence in Kingshaw's voice. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The shock of the first ring made everyone both jump and then freeze. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Then I joined my sisters, taking in the shock of her house and yard. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also had to swear that when his soul was sleeping I would never try to wake it, for the shock might make it go to sleep forever. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was ill, I have had a shock; but you have cured me already.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“The doctors want me to go up to Memphis for... shock treatment...” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I get so immersed in my own company, if I unexpectedly run into someone I know, it’s a bit of a shock and takes me a while to adjust. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though everything he said was complimentary, his voice registered like a seismic shock down everyone’s spine. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Pong pretended to look shocked and said in a very upper-crust voice, “I beg your pardon, but it's the Junior Patrol creed to give out at least three compliments every day.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She just stood there in shock, staring at the key grasped in her fingers and at the keyhole beyond. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Funny, the thing that you remember as most shocking. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Returning, with interest, his gaping shock, “You? Talk too much? How can you accuse me of accusing you of that!” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You may have succeeded in shutting down the attack simulation, girl, but it was by luck alone, not skill. I would die of shock if you managed to do anything useful again for a longtime.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

In my shock, my hand closed around the thing tight, and I was amazed to feel warm fur against my palm. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She just looked at me in shock as our avatars continued to drift in orbit around each other, moving on autopilot. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

If Janey and Jerrie thought that a fellow woman pilot and the person who had helped fund their testing would speak up for the Mercury 13, they were in for a shock. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was almost as shocked as the man must have been. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Until two years later, seemingly out of nowhere, an orchid sprouted, a shock of blue in this vast expanse of empty dirt. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Thomas was shocked that the idea of entering the Maze again didn’t frighten him all that much. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“In the kitchen,” he says, mistaking our shock for stupidity. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The Navy had notified them that I was blind, so that it would not be a shock. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I remembered, with a shock, that Henry didn’t have his car. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And when Dr. Calvin, from her reserved space, turned her automobile and drove off, only one reporter had recovered sufficiently from the shock to race after her, and shout an unheard question. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

We needed to shock their systems, see their responses. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

At the time no one even knew for certain that the footlights ought to be up; all there was then was Manchuria, the shock that in a way was no shock. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned to look and he seemed to stare back—though he couldn’t have, I realized with a small shock, because his eyes were a perfect milky white. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

By morning it had lost the power to shock. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This may come as a shock,” he said, “but that happens to be the whole idea.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

His agony was terrifying, the piercing, unearthly howl with which he split the moonlit dark vibrating in its own impact for seconds afterward like a devastating shock. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Chester was still sitting by the closed kitchen door in a state of shock. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Neel’s heart was still hammering from the shock of Headmaster’s appearance, but he corrected the mistake in his head: Kill two birds with one stone. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was a crash and a yell, followed by the shocked screams of agonized rats. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I think I shocked them with that last one, but they didn’t yell or scream or faint. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Joaquin was so shocked that he couldn’t even get out of the car. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There is not a nation of the earth guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than are the people of these United States at this very hour. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Yossarian gaped at his grinning, moon-faced navigator in utter shock and confusion. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He came now out of the coconut trees, limping, dirty, with dead leaves hanging from his shock of yellow hair. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Aragon, in fact, complained that Saline had ruined his shocks in the days when they carpooled, but to me it was worth it for the window into the big man’s world. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the shock waves moving in on the plutonium were not perfectly even, some plutonium would squirt out, instead of being driven in. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We had the evening papers about two hours ago,” she said, “and the verdict was a frightful shock to both Giles and myself. What does Maxim say about it?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth and Grover stood on the beach, in shock, watching the water flood back around Ares’s feet, his glowing golden ichor dissipating in the tide. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed at how shocked I was when I thought she was saying she had kids, back at her house. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The centurion stared at Percy with shock, then outrage. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I’m shocked at first, not quite believing what my eyes are seeing. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

After the shock wore off some, I tried to think what to do, how to get home. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to scare her or shock her or ever give her any more pain. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t think it was any more dangerous than playing with millions of stinging insects and risking anaphylactic shock. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She says she wears the same clothes people in Afghanistan wear, but people always look shocked. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

What struck Nhamo, when her shock began to ebb, was the peacefulness of the scene. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned away and made sure Annabeth did the same, because she was still frozen in shock. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Harry said slowly — his brain seemed to be struggling to absorb yet another piece of shocking information. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It took a while for the shock to wear off, but presently she found an explanation for what had happened. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were at least fifty people, and all of them were wearing dirty pajamas and had the same shocked expression on their faces as Ivy’s dad. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” Ernie said, cool, trying hard to pretend like he wasn’t shocked by Grandpop’s eyes or the fact that he was giving him his shades. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to see the look of shock I knew would be there if I was wrong. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“The two tangled together? They look like two people in shock.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Had he remembered that, maybe this moment, this inevitable moment, wouldn’t have been quite so shocking and painful. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Seeing the shocked look on Harry’s face, Ron added, “It doesn’t hurt them — you’ve just got to make them really dizzy so they can’t find their way back to the gnomeholes.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The shock of a horse’s charge, its maneuverability, the speed of attack that it permitted, and the raised and protected fighting platform that it provided left foot soldiers nearly helpless in the open. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the shock was heavy just the same. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And soon they saw them, too: twenty or so men, women, and children, all moving as Dirk Jansen had done, uncertain and shocked. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

After getting over the initial shock of being considered “special” for wearing hijab, I thought it was kind of cool. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The young king gaped in shock, and the father was only able to see why when the reflection of the moon returned to the lake. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I’m shocked and yet, didn’t I know this? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She was still out of breath from the running and from the shock of it all. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was shocked to read that the sixth graders are supposed to return to school on Thursday. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She makes a strange, shocked sound, and notes it in a ledger book. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It still always shocked me when it wasn’t just Muslim people or Black people who were moved by my story and who felt love for me despite both our different and shared experiences. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I expect shock, or anger, but she barely even looks surprised. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like a lightning bolt to the lady parts, and the shock shoots out to my fingertips and down to my electric-blue toenails. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Now that I’ve gotten through my shock, I understand what he’s trying to do. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice sounded almost sarcastic, but then I saw, with a kind of shock, little tears in her eyes as she looked from one to the other of us. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pain of just that slight movement shocked him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The shock sent her spinning across the room. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

They stared at each other, and there was something more than shock in Ginny’s expression. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The man didn’t seem upset or shocked, merely resigned. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She was clearly shocked but couldn’t seem to put her finger on my specific sin. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had tried to hide his shock when Juno had appeared, but she looked exactly like his grandmother had described—right down to the goatskin cape. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Mother looked shocked, as I suspected she would, but thankfully, just sighed. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The sudden shock took his breath, and he lay there for a half a second, envisioning what he was going to do to Ricky. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The words shocked the young man and made him ashamed. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The dæmons were shocked, and Will, seeing their reaction, understood why: they didn’t know the rest of the truth; they didn’t know what Will and Lyra themselves had learned. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The other two girls stand a few feet behind me, their expressions dazed and more than a little shocked. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She felt maternal toward them, she realized, which was a shock. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Recovering from their initial shock, Stanton and Welles realized that there was nothing they could do for the victims: It was in the hands of the doctors and God. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Backward and down he went, letting the winecup fall from his shocked hand. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

All are repentant, all are preparing themselves for the shock of the laying of the ashes on the forehead and the priest’s agonizing words, “Thou art dust, and to dust thou shalt return.” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I did a report on her last year. I bet she’s the saint you pray to if you have shell shock.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He must have been shocked to see me sky because he didn’t even move. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Every part had been modeled and tested, even against the seismic shocks of shaky Northern California. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

They looked shocked, as if not quite believing that all of this could happen to them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

His entrance would have been a shocking sight for any child, but it was far worse for those of the Mysterious Benedict Society. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

For a minute, those kisses of Holly’s shocked me stiff. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

In her shock, she had not seen what was missing from the garden. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Isabella asks, all shocked as if she really doesn’t know. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I could feel the shock on my face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was a scribble to her, but somewhere in the world, she realized with a shock, it meant something. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I am shocked that he has actually asked me to take control of the ship. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“The story came as a considerable shock to me,” she wrote, and she had an uncanny “feeling of being resurrected.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It’s a great shock to souls gently reared in places of moderate clime, hope, and dread. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liyana thought, My mother's probably watching us from the window of the bank across the street, her mouth wide open with shock that I'm not where I said I would be. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was still on the floor when he went to shut down the machine, and so shocked when he sat back down at the desk that I actually forgot to cry. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Shocking business...shocking . .. miracle none of them died...never heard the like...by thunder, it was lucky you were there, Snape....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Thomas, a little shocked at the last statement, left the Homestead and walked to an old bench near the Box and took a seat, his mind a whirlwind. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Jess was shocked to learn that there were fifteen hundred volcanoes around the world that could be active. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

He, too, informed the court that he had been assaulted while in prison, and subjected to electric shock treatment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole complex was somehow shocking, alien to the sloping hills and fields. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He made his rounds with Sergeant Amen, checking each room, and here and there they found monkeys dead or in terminal shock. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try not to let the shock show on my face. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“He made seven Horcruxes?” said Harry, horror-struck, while several of the portraits on the walls made similar noises of shock and outrage. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s a shocking waste of youth. How old are you now? Eighteen?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“What is this?” asked Hermione, still looking shocked by these sudden appearances. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Booby traps and land mines and gangrene and shock and polio from a VC virus. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the real shock was the sixteen other cellmates we found here. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In shock, I rushed to grab all of my belongings. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

They’d heard of televisions but had never seen one and were shocked to learn that my family had a talking-picture box in almost every room. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z