bullwhip
Americannoun
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of bullwhip
Example Sentences
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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
With long limbs operating like a bullwhip and an impressive vertical reach, she also served 10 cracking aces that topped out at 117 mph.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2022
Like a bullwhip, the rain lashes and lashes.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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