"They say that it's going to take six weeks before the shock will subside and the nervous system will come back to itself."

When the initial shock had subsided, he moved past the women, into the front room.

At the deli yesterday, the shock about the shooting had hardly subsided.

When the shock of this loss subsided the uncertainty of what lay ahead hit home.

He took a moment, letting her renewed shock subside, then cleared his throat.

He tried to talk me out of it, said I should wait until the shock subsided.

Well, I imagine the shock has probably subsided by now, but the physical damage will take a few days to right itself.

But Molly knew that grief would come when the shock subsided.

Once the shock of the laughter had subsided, she forgot about it.

They explained to him as the first shock subsided.