The phrase "a shocking display of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an event or situation that is surprising or disturbing in nature, often evoking strong emotions.
Example: "The documentary revealed a shocking display of animal cruelty that left viewers in disbelief."
Alternatives: "an alarming exhibition of" or "a startling demonstration of".
In a statement, she accused Mr. Obama of "a shocking display of betrayal" toward Israel.
At the time, Mr Ram's youngest brother, Narasimhan Ravi, wrote a furious letter to staff saying his sibling's action was a "shocking display of bad faith".
The judges' decision, Mr. Sharpton said, was "a shocking display of how the judicial system continues to fail to protect citizens from police abuse".
To ignore the "life-saving opportunities" of such cost-benefit analysis, he said in testimony before Congress in 1995, would represent "a shocking display of statistical murder".
It seemed to me a shocking display of honesty, as if he had shed all his clothes beneath a bright fluorescent light, every fold and imperfection on display, matching me ounce for ounce in vulnerability.
R2 Investments accused Citadel's management and directors of "a shocking display of corporate greed and dishonesty" for rewarding themselves with stock grants worth $110 million - more than $55 million to its chief executive.
In the days that followed, of course, the world witnessed a shocking display: peaceful protesters being met with equipment and tactics that we expect in Baghdad, not on Main Street.
MOAN OF THE MATCH Villa are going down with a whimper after a shocking display.
Websites present an endless and shocking display of proof of how terror begets terror.
Rogers is 80 this month, and his life and career are being celebrated in an exhibition at the Royal Academy entitled Inside Out, a nod to the distinctive, and once shocking, display of the Pompidou Centre's plumbing and lift systems on the exterior of the building.
Could New Yorkers catch a whisper of that spirit after their own team's shocking display of frailty?
