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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'rather shocking' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe something that you find shocking or unexpected in a lesser degree than something that is extremely shocking or unexpected. For example, "I found it rather shocking that the company had to lay off so many workers."
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Rather shocking.
It's rather shocking.
That ambivalence was to be expected, but American negotiators' deference to it was rather shocking.
She said: "If you look at the figures it is rather shocking the percentages of sustainable fashion in relation to the whole fashion industry in the UK.
It's actually rather shocking.
The map that accompanies his article is rather shocking.
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Some cultural differences rather shocked her.
I'm still rather shocked at myself.
The police seemed to be rather shocked themselves at the scene.
Frankly, I was rather shocked at the shallowly created main girl characters.
"It was the first really commercial project I got involved with, and I was rather shocked by the reaction.
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