Sentence examples for shocking enormity from inspiring English sources
EVEN for a city that has suffered more than its fair share of terrorist outrages, it was a shocking enormity.
Smith warns against taking this license for a general promotion of virtue too far that, he says, would be "destructive of all liberty, security, and justice"—but he also says that neglecting it will lead "to many gross disorders and shocking enormities" (TMS 81).
A peace almost eerie, shocking when set against the enormity of what has happened.
Shocking moment to shocking moment.
Enormity means extreme evil and does not mean enormousness.
"Deeply shocking though it is, the bare statement that Shipman has killed over 200 patients does not fully reflect the enormity of his crimes," Dame Janet said.
So it is personally shocking to me to witness the collapse of the institution's reputation, as I try to come to grips with the enormity of the tragedy.
Strengths: Size, bigness, hugeness, enormity.
Gradually the enormity dawns.
"The enormity of it is amazing.
