The shock of what he'd just heard seemed to have thrown him off stride.

For Megan, the initial shock of seeing her mother seemed to wear off quickly.

The shock of it seemed to have changed their natures.

Only a national shock seems to frighten them into cutting back drastically.

The hushed shock in her voice seemed to run through Caroline.

The shock seemed to have bereft him of the power to understand what had happened.

The shock and startled cries from down below seemed very far away.

An electric shock seemed to run through the audience.

The shock of the fall seemed to clear "X's" vision.

She heard him and the shock of his words seemed to stun her.