Definition of WHOPPING

Examples of whopping in a Sentence

The play was a whopping success. The car sped by at a whopping 110 miles per hour.

Recent Examples on the Web

In addition, a whopping two-thirds of the officers in Troop F are eligible for retirement. — Matt Rocheleau, BostonGlobe.com, "Baker’s plan to cut State Police OT spending faces major hurdles," 11 July 2018 Legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous Ennis House — which has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including Blade Runner, Rush Hour and Buffy the Vampire Slayer — is currently for sale for a whopping $23 million. — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, "Famous Blade Runner House Listed for $23 Million: See the Photos!," 12 July 2018 The governor’s reelection campaign on Monday reserved a whopping $4.3 million in television time for August through Election Day in November, according to a report detailing the effort that was obtained by the Globe. — Joshua Miller, BostonGlobe.com, "Charlie Baker reserves millions in television airtime for campaign," 10 July 2018 Two years ago it was listed at a whopping $8 million. — Taylor Jade Powell, Cincinnati.com, "3 headlines: Cincy's most expensive home, Chucky the groundhog and zoo animals keep cool," 3 July 2018 The Food and Drug Administration reports a whopping 16% of high school students currently use them, more than any other tobacco product, and that figure is up from just 1.5% in 2011. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "Yet Another Person Has Been Injured From an Exploding E-Cigarette," 14 June 2016 To survive whopping Illinois property taxes, let’s all just knock out the toilets in our own homes and set up port-a-potties in our backyards. — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, "For Mayor Globe-trotter, it's the money that matters," 13 July 2018 Nominal real-estate investment was 10% percent higher in the first five months of 2018, including a whopping 69% rise in land investment. — Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, "China’s Land Grab Could End Badly," 13 July 2018 Fresh off the season 10 finale, RuPaul’s Drag Race scored a whopping twelve Emmy nominations today (July 12). — Henry Youtt, Billboard, "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Snags 12 Emmy Nominations," 12 July 2018

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