How to Use "Shock" with Example Sentences

shock (n): extreme surprise

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Used with adjectives:

"The family will be in for a big shock when they see the airfare costs."
(big, great, huge, real, awful, considerable)

"I enjoyed the party after the initial shock wore off."
(initial, first)

"When we went to China, he experienced culture shock."
(culture)

Used with verbs:

"I got a huge shock when I saw him."
(got, felt, had, received)

"You gave me quite a shock."
(gave)

"His mom expressed great shock by her son's bad grades."
(expressed)

"She never got over the shock of the tragic accident."
(got over, recovered from)

Used with nouns:

"He does crazy things just for the shock value."
(value)

Used with prepositions:

"She fainted in shock over the news."
(in)

"That was a huge shock to me."
(to)

shock (v): to surprise someone; to affect with an electric discharge

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Used with adverbs:

"She was deeply shocked by her grandmother's death."
(deeply, really)

"The child was easily shocked by the clown."
(easily)

"He completely shocked everyone with his news."
(completely, totally, absolutely)

"He accidentally shocked himself with a live wire."
(accidentally, unintentionally)

Used with prepositions:

"His death shocked her into depression."
(into)

"She was shocked by the bad news."
(by)

"He shocked everyone with his new appearance."

"He shocked himself with a live wire."
(with)