Sentence examples for shocking by from inspiring English sources

Orwell was shocking by the physical deprivations of the living and working conditions in mining towns.

On the runway, he was considered provocative, sometimes shocking, by the conservative society of the day.

Here's just one practical reality that makes Brexit look more shocking by the day.

These losses were described as shocking by the scheme's chairman, Richard Gregory.

"If you're shocking by subject matter alone, it's not enough, and it never was enough," he said.

When Girls first aired, the sight of Dunham's character with no clothes was considered particularly shocking by audiences.

The story of a dirt-poor but enterprising family thwarted by shocking, stupid acts by jerks armed with red tape and guns produces a single effect: umbrage.

In an age when many advertisers seek attention by shocking consumers or by using drama, the straightforwardness of the Oracle ads is striking.

A shocking howler by a sometimes brilliant goalie was accepted by Madrid, closing out the second leg, 1-0, and the tie, 5-0 on aggregate.

It took shocking reports by human rights groups and an investigation by the Guardian to force the issue up the agenda.

The methods used to kill these animals are equally shocking: death by exploding poison caps, suffering in inhumane traps and gunned down by men in airplanes and helicopters.