Example Sentences

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It has whacked me in terms of my stamina.

From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2013

Familiarity with his state’s governor seems to have bred contempt in Ron Paul, who has whacked Perry in debates and on TV.

From Time • Sep. 24, 2011

For 33 years Mrs. Atherton has whacked out novels.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her accountant recently floored her with awful news: the stock market has whacked her savings to $600,000, and she can no longer afford the lifestyle she had tasted so briefly.

From Time Magazine Archive

That is what has whacked me out—the rate I've gone.

From The Devil's Garden by Maxwell, W. B.