The fact that he was married to another woman was a 'shocking' discovery. = It was 'shocking' to discover that he was married to another woman.
The number of young teenagers who smoke is 'shocking'.
The building is in a 'shocking' state.
(..) Stay on your left up here. Where are we heading? You'll see. We're not just going to pick up more bodies, are we? That wouldn't be shocking enough. You've got newspapers to think about, yeah? Wanting people to listen... you can't just... tap them on the shoulder anymore. (..)1995 Se7en