Examples of whopping in a Sentence
The play was a whopping success.
The car sped by at a whopping 110 miles per hour.
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Now a whopping 50 percent off, the skin care staple is witnessing one of its lowest prices to date.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
And this week two further datasets raised eyebrows, including a whopping downward revision of 911,000 jobs from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ nonfarm payroll reporting for the year ended March 2025.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
The ceremony promises one show-stopping moment after another, with Lady Gaga nominated for a whopping 12 trophies.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The Alcaraz and Sinner trilogy in major finals began with an epic French Open final that came in at a whopping five hours and 29 minutes.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
And this week two further datasets raised eyebrows, including a whopping downward revision of 911,000 jobs from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ nonfarm payroll reporting for the year ended March 2025.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
The ceremony promises one show-stopping moment after another, with Lady Gaga nominated for a whopping 12 trophies.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The Alcaraz and Sinner trilogy in major finals began with an epic French Open final that came in at a whopping five hours and 29 minutes.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for whopping
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“Whopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whopping. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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whopping
adjective
whop·ping
ˈhwäp-iŋ 
ˈwäp-
: extremely large
got a whopping increase in his allowance
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