: one that shocks
especially
: something horrifying or offensive (such as a sensational film or work of fiction)
Examples of shocker in a Sentence
The ending of the movie is a real shocker.
Their divorce was a shocker.
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The way the Dolphins addressed the need for a veteran tight end was a shocker.
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Kaitlyn Pohly, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
For better or worse, the Milwaukee Bucks were one of the biggest shockers of the first week of free agency.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Even so, while revolutionaries invariably favor an axe, this kind of wholesale carnage still is a shocker.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Analysis: No big shock here By Danny Cevallos The partial verdict is not a shocker to me — if the verdicts on counts 2 through 5 are guilty.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 1 July 2025
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Kaitlyn Pohly, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
For better or worse, the Milwaukee Bucks were one of the biggest shockers of the first week of free agency.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Even so, while revolutionaries invariably favor an axe, this kind of wholesale carnage still is a shocker.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Analysis: No big shock here By Danny Cevallos The partial verdict is not a shocker to me — if the verdicts on counts 2 through 5 are guilty.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 1 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for shocker
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“Shocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shocker. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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