double whammy
two devastating problems, setbacks, or catastrophes: The double whammy of insomnia and sleep apnea can make a night's rest almost impossible.
any doubled quantity or set of two: Visiting the sandwich shop and the ice cream shop makes a delightful savory-sweet double whammy for lunch.
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How to use double whammy in a sentence
Who can forget in 2012 the double whammy of GOP Senate candidates comments about rape?
How Long Can the Republicans Hide The Crazy? | Dean Obeidallah | September 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“The double whammy of those two set me on a course of thinking about issues I had never done before,” Sherwood told the Times.
Privilege and Power: The Rise and Rise of Ben Sherwood | Lloyd Grove | March 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor stores like Walmart, which sells groceries and other goods to the same customers, the food-stamp cut will be a double-whammy.
Why new cuts will be a double whammy for Bentonville—and anyone with a mutual fund.
This “double whammy” of predation and competition enables jellyfish to cripple a food chain by essentially nibbling at its ankles.
Beware at the Beach, the Jellyfish Rule the Seas and It’s Our Fault | Lisa-ann Gershwin | June 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
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