Example Sentences

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As it turned out, the cost was whopping, and it was paid by the U.S. taxpayer, who had to help support a destitute Japan.

From Time Magazine Archive

This was whopping praise, in a land where Shakespeare is almost a trade and understatement almost a trademark.

From Time Magazine Archive

The barrel was whopping over and over—noiselessly, except for the faint chatter of Jane's tortoise-shell teeth.

From The Poor Little Rich Girl by Gates, Eleanor