bullwhip
Americannoun
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of bullwhip
Example Sentences
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I don’t feel improved, enlightened or even chastened by a furious man repeatedly cracking a bullwhip in my direction.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
For example, on the “Raiders of the Lost Ark” case, it features Indy with bullwhip mid-crack on the front and the Ark of the Covenant on the back.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 23, 2023
The hotel room in which we spoke had been dressed, presumably for video interviews, in full Indiana Jones, down to a curled-up bullwhip and the hat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
Fedora on head, bullwhip in hand, mind racing a mile a minute to outthink hot-on-his-heels pursuers, he’s very much the Indy of old.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
We hear the crack of a bullwhip because its tip is moving faster than the speed of sound, creating a shock wave, a small sonic boom.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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