Seiko of Japan was shocked by the blocked doors, and lack of fire safety equipment in the Triangle Factory.

VOA: special.2011.03.18

Later,after he had returned to England, he would be shocked to find that these very different birds were all finches.

VOA: special.2009.02.25

One day in October of eighteen fifty-nine, Americans were shocked by news of an attack led by John Brown.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

They also were shocked by the way British forces brutally crushed a rebellion in Ireland at the time.

VOA: special.2010.10.07

So,many people were shocked when Roosevelt announced he was taking action under the law against the railroad trust.

VOA: special.2010.08.05

And Amelia was shocked by the number of wounded soldiers sent home from the fighting in France.

VOA: special.2010.05.26

But when the telescope reached orbit, NASA scientists were shocked to discover that the costly mirror of the telescope had not been shaped correctly.

VOA: special.2009.09.30

The man was shocked. He sat and looked at the place where the fire had been.

VOA: special.2010.05.01

So the announcement by the United States space agency shocked many in the scientific community.

VOA: special.2009.09.30

Marian was shocked. Never before had anyone insulted her because of her race.

VOA: special.2009.01.18

I was shocked that such words could come from someone so young.

VOA: special.2009.01.18

His mother and father were shocked when they first saw the boy.

VOA: special.2009.01.24

Clemente,a black Puerto Rican, was shocked when he experienced racism in America.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

I was shocked out of my mind. He took first prize!

VOA: special.2010.03.27

His death shocked the others on the team in Cuba.

VOA: special.2010.05.18

They were shocked by the amount of waste they saw.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

Darwin was shocked by its similarity to his own work.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

They were shocked. Public pressure to end slavery grew strong.

VOA: special.2009.04.16