shock value

"The major reason for the move is the shock value."

There is more to these cases than shock value, however.

They turn out to have lost almost none of their shock value after 30 years.

The point of the trip was more than shock value.

It has a kind of shock value but that's all.

"A lot of his art did have a great shock value".

"There is an added shock value now when they happen."

This was done to give the move more "shock value".

"There's a shock value that might be necessary to give people a second look."

With use, the words have rapidly lost most of the shock value they once had.

But the other preparations would be good for shock value.

Two companies known for their shock value will lead the roster.

She'd used the word hoping for some shock value, and it seemed to work.

He found himself actually wanting to answer, My brother, for the shock value.

Critics saw little more than shock value in the column.

Now the great minds that run baseball are going for shock value.

"The best way to get our message across is through shock value.

The sales receipts from 1987 are significant for more than just the shock value.

The shock value from the event also forces the other Soviet attacks to stop.

The intent is not usually sexual but for shock value, including when done by a female.

"The young kids are doing it for shock value, or to be like their peers," he said.

"Shock value in men's clothing is a thing of the past," he says.

There's a certain shock value in that, which is just what was needed."

So one of us decided to kill him off after all, just for shock value."

It could be played for shock value or comic relief.