Sentence examples for shocking end from inspiring English sources

His self-indulgent life as a minor-league ladies' man and major-league gambler in London came to a shocking end in 1694 when he killed a man in a duel, was convicted of murder and somehow cheated the hangman by escaping from prison.

By Andy Borowitz June 26 , 2013WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) — In a shocking end to an illustrious legal career, police arrested Justice Antonin Scalia today as he attempted to set the Supreme Court building ablaze.

"Today's events are a shocking end to one the most brutal cases ever committed in Montgomery County," said John McCarthy, state's attorney for Montgomery.

When Broadcast's Trish Keenan died of pneumonia in January 2011, it brought a sudden and shocking end to one of Britain's most singular bands.

A March 2014 BuzzFeed story headlined "Killing conservative books: the shocking end of a conservative gold rush" noted that Jeb Bush's Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution, published the previous year, had sold fewer than 4,600 copies.

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) — In a shocking end to an illustrious legal career, police arrested Justice Antonin Scalia today as he attempted to set the Supreme Court building ablaze.

After a shocking 2016, Newcastle will start next season seeking to end the worst losing streak in the NRL.

The two also discussed the shocking 2014 suicide of Robin Williams.

The Falcons give up a shocking 389.1 yards a game.

A brilliant piece of writing and still shocking today.

Stanford's first U.S. adult heart transplant was considered shocking 50 years ago.