I can only say that it gave me a sense of impending calamity.
— from The Deluge by David Graham Phillips

"I must say that it gave me a show," said 366 Sam, who thought he might as well tell the truth and be done with it.
— from A Sailor in Spite of Himself by Harry Castlemon

This hero of Delhi; this assailant of Tantia Toupi; this dashing officer, who is at once brilliant in the field and in the social circle; this man who, in addition to all this, has proved himself to be a wise ruler, with a 'genius for administration,' is a man who, I confess, dawns upon me so suddenly that it gives me a shock.
— from The Cryptogram: A Novel by James De Mille

I could bear the extreme modesty of this lodging, seeing that it gave me a shelter from the storm; I could bear being hungry, cold, and wet; I could bear the wall of darkness and blankness that hemmed in not only my future, but my past; what I found intolerable was the sense of being useless.
— from The Thread of Flame by Basil King