Sentence examples for a shocking declaration from inspiring English sources

In December 2009 Antonio Maria Costa, then the executive director of the UN Office on Drugs, made a shocking declaration: He revealed that the earnings of criminal organizations made up the sole liquid assets at the disposal of some banks seeking to avoid collapse during the 2008 financial crisis.

In the most shocking declaration, an 18-year-old mom from El Salvador, detained with her 2-year-old daughter, described how a pharmacy worker at the detention facility discontinued her daughter's five-day antibiotic prescription after a single day, against doctor's orders.

These details temporarily escaped her as her mind was focused on the shocking declaration her husband had made several minutes earlier.

So my reaction to Bruce's shocking declaration was one of confusion, even desperation.

Whether it's his shocking declarations to "ban Islamics" and promise to "bomb the hell out of them and take the oil," his plan to force Mexico into "building a big fence" or "beating Japan" by raising tariffs and eliminating income tax on US corporations, Trump's ideas, face (and hair) are everywhere.

"It was a shocking decision, absolutely shocking.

This revealed a shocking discrepancy.

"This is a shocking event".

It was a shocking sight.

ECONOMICS is a shocking profession.

"A shocking performance," Ferguson admitted.