Sentence examples similar to something of a shocking from inspiring English sources

There was something of a "shocked — shocked!" tone to the letter.

That came as something of a shock.

That, too, was something of a shock.

This came as something of a shock.

That's something of a shock, too.

Losing Touré, Almunia admits, came as something of a shock.

The new setup was something of a shock.

So all that... came as something of a shock.

These comments come as something of a shock.

The first night therefore came as something of a shock.

In one sense, the developments were something of a shock.