Example Sentences

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A mere 15 minutes later, Maverick and his colleagues are whooping and punching the air.

From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2020

Plenty of runners are whooping it up, too, as the party atmosphere reaches a fever pitch.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2016

The Stones are up and rocking, the lights are strafing the crowd, and we're off … People in the crowd are whooping to the Sympathy beat.

From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2013

Those who are whooping today about Jones' loss in court should be aware that this outcome was the result of Jones' years-long effort to get into court in the first place.

From Slate • Jul. 12, 2011

"We are whooping it up at a mile a minute clip, ain't we, Max?"

From Afloat on the Flood by Leslie, Lawrence J.