: 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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Perhaps his most divisive film remains this 1997 shocker about a family who are essentially held hostage in their vacation home in Austria.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
And shocker, a handful of their miscues were self-inflicted.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
However, the No. 1 team in the land needed a defensive stop to halt a potential Penn State shocker when Nikko Reed intercepted Nittany Lions quarterback Drew Allar to secure the victory.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
Our favorite prediction in last year's reader survey was that 2024 would bring a shocker: a Taylor Swift-Beyoncé mega-concert that would single-handedly boost the economy.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
And shocker, a handful of their miscues were self-inflicted.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
However, the No. 1 team in the land needed a defensive stop to halt a potential Penn State shocker when Nikko Reed intercepted Nittany Lions quarterback Drew Allar to secure the victory.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
Our favorite prediction in last year's reader survey was that 2024 would bring a shocker: a Taylor Swift-Beyoncé mega-concert that would single-handedly boost the economy.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Shocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shocker. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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