Examples of 'quite a shock' in a sentence
Meaning of "quite a shock"
quite a shock: This phrase is used to describe a situation or event that is very surprising, unexpected, or emotionally impactful. It suggests a reaction of astonishment, disbelief, or distress. Example: 'His sudden resignation was quite a shock to all of us.'
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It must have been quite a shock for him.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Had quite a shock with that fall.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It must have been quite a shock to her.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It was quite a shock today to learn of his death.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I am afraid this is going to come as quite a shock to you.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    She had quite a shock this morning.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    He will come out of it with quite a shock.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This must be quite a shock for you.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This is understandable and it can be quite a shock.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Must have been quite a shock for you.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It was quite a shock to us to learn what having no power meant.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I know this must come as quite a shock.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It was quite a shock when he opened his eyes.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Your body has had quite a shock.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It came as quite a shock to me and my family.
                                        
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This must have come as quite a shock.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It must be quite a shock to hear that.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    That must have come as quite a shock.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    You have had quite a shock to your system.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    That would have been quite a shock.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    So it was quite a shock for me to realize that it was not about me.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I am afraid you have quite a shock coming.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It was quite a shock to see you so vulnerable.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It must have come as quite a shock to you.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Must be quite a shock after all these years.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    You must have had quite a shock.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I had quite a shock this morning.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Your previous letter came as quite a shock to me.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It was quite a shock when that changed.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    She seems to have had quite a shock.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It was quite a shock for everybody especially the democrats.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    But the second part was quite a shock.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I have had quite a shock tonight.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Our geezer who dug it up got quite a shock.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This must be quite a shock for him.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ve examined the sausages and ve got quite a shock.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This will be quite a shock for her.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This may give the caretaker quite a shock.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    You have had quite a shock to the body.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    He must have gone through quite a shock.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It was quite a shock to see half the car missing.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    What he saw gave him quite a shock.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It can be quite a shock to anyone normal.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    That must have been quite a shock.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Quite a shock for you.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This news was quite a shock to him.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    But when he had it finished it came as quite a shock.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This comes as quite a shock to them.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I guess they must have come as quite a shock.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    That must be quite a shock to you.
                                        
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                                                            Otherwise electric shock or malfunctions may occur
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            A shock like that could give me a miscarriage
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            Do not apply shock to the lamp unit
                                                        
                                                    
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                                                            But there may be quite an interesting reaction
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            Quite a boy you have got here
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            Tootie sings quite well for a child