Example Sentences
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“The car whopped like a helicopter” when it was turned on, Michael Powell said to laughter, and when Mr. Powell, a car aficionado, tried to drive it, it would only go in reverse.
From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2021
Now, after six months of chemotherapy, Caldwell feels “like somebody whopped me,” she said during a visit to Patel’s clinic in late summer.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2021
A time warp, yes, but a comforting one, soundtracked by the big-string showtunes whopped out by Shirle, Babs, Adele and Catherine Zeta Jones.
From The Guardian • Feb. 25, 2013
Back in 1997, I was less than sympathetic when the electorate whopped his, but on Sky News, the man was a diamond.
From The Guardian • May 16, 2010
His long lank hair was nearly ash-blond, worn long and treasured since he whopped it with a pocket comb unconsciously and often.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
