shaken up

past participle of shake up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of shaken up Tatianna Santos, who lives in a nearby neighborhood, said everyone that she's kept tabs on since that night tell her they're shaken up. — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 Things are shaken up when a mysterious figure (Lee Pace) arrives in the sisters’ quaint New England town with a new quest for them. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026 Nearly 23 million of those impressions would have been overlooked in the pre-OOH era, and Schroeder himself acknowledged the way the 2020 measurement glow-up has shaken up the Tryptophan Fest. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The pilot assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, in Miramar, California, is seen with his face bloodied and appearing a little shaken up in the body camera footage released Friday by the Yakima County Sheriff's Office. — Jennifer Watts, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 The past few weeks have seen the business and AI communities shaken up by companies announcing that their models have hacked other corporations. — Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Schmitt was visibly shaken up and could be seen rubbing his left knee in discomfort. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 Spain’s dismantling of favourites France has certainly shaken up The Athletic’s ranking of the top 50 players at the World Cup, but just how much? — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Ahead of his final year at the prestigious Buckley School, Bret (Igby Rigney) is shaken up by a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory (Homer Gere), who arrives just as a serial killer called the Trawler is terrorizing LA. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaken up
Verb
  • Don't be shocked if the liberals start accusing NBA legend Charles Barkley of being MAGA.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Tonia Jones was shocked to learn that Metrolink fares were going up.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The stranger’s hollow cheeks, his dark eyes, whose lashes always appeared wet, the bony shoulders that protruded from the singlet Chee Meng had lent him—all of it frightened Shawn.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Families confronting a devastating diagnosis may already be frightened, grieving and overwhelmed.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • And there are so many more that have stayed silent because people out there have told them not to speak up, who have scared them into not speaking up.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Elmore says the bear eventually climbed down the side of the truck, and employees scared it away from the area.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Shaken up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaken%20up. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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