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Meanings of very shocking in English

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Usage of very shocking in English
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Of the very shocking discovery that took place under our roof yesterday.
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
2
It is very shocking that we should be discussing the subject together.
Evelyn Innes
3
The prevalence of these types of crimes committed against children is very shocking.
The South African
4
That was a very shocking day that I will never forget.
Reuters
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Then all I can say is that it is very shocking.
Fan : The Story of a Young Girl's Life
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It's very shocking, I know, but, you see, our salary depends upon it.
Paul Kelver
7
Describing it, he said: It was a very shocking scene.
BBC
8
There is something very shocking in that; at least to Church people like us.
The Good News of God
9
I ended up in hospital for five days and it was all very shocking.
The Guardian
10
It's when something very shocking happens to someone, it's what happens to them afterward.
Safe harbour
11
The manner of their death was peculiar and very shocking.
Sketches of the Covenanters
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But it is all very shocking, you know, she added, in a lower voice.
The Translation of a Savage, Volume 1
13
It is very shocking about Mr. Catchpole, is it not?
Catharine Furze
14
It's very shocking, and, besides, I don't agree with you.
Tea-Table Talk
15
It's very shocking, I daresay; but it is so.
Wives and Daughters
16
This sounds very shocking, but it is quite true.
Across Coveted Lands; or, a Journey from Flushing (Holland) to C...
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