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The phrase "to the shock of everyone" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation where a surprising event occurs that catches everyone off guard. For example, "John stood up and announced he was leaving his job, to the shock of everyone in the room."
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But to the shock of everyone, including his parents, he decided to run as a Democrat for one of the 5 seats on the 30-seat Town Meeting that were on the ballot this year.
The next day, to the shock of everyone, he had Fouquet arrested.
She addressed them as their master and, to the shock of everyone present, she addressed them in their native tongue.
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To the shock of everyone in the venue and fans watching on TV, Orton hopped out of the ring, grabbed the 60-year-old Cena Sr. from his chair, threw him into the ring, and then proceeded to kick him in the head.
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The game itself was only vaguely more sane than that fan as the Cavs, to the shock of nearly everyone including themselves, actually managed to put up a 27-point lead, putting the streak in serious jeopardy.
To the genuine shock of everyone, Kane plants Orton with a second-rope chokeslam and gets the win.
Despite the attention being paid to the shock of Trump opponents, not everyone in the country is fearful or distraught, of course.
To the shock of many, dozens won.
The shock of it, everyone felt.
Yet, there didn't seem to be anything afoot big enough to cause her to up and quit the group, to the shock and awe of everyone around her--everyone, that is, except George.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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