whacks
- present tense form of whack (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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They keep count as Raffy whacks a baobab fruit eight times or note which arm he uses to do so -- although chimps are normally left-handed.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
The Oilers’ pulled that goal back on a power play less than three minutes later when Perry took three whacks at the puck before getting it by Kuemper.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025
Speculative effort from Martina Piemonte, who from around 40 yards out whacks the ball towards the Arsenal goal.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2024
Next to a concrete-block outhouse, he whacks balls off a tee using a crude bat fashioned from a tree branch.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2023
It falls from my hand and whacks the floor.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
