whiz-bang

Example Sentences

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This might not be the last test where Beijing leans on its strength in work-a-day industrial semiconductors while Silicon Valley is entranced by whiz-bang artificial-intelligence-driven breakthroughs, though.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

“The Phantom Menace” left no doubt of that, revealing Lucas to be less of some space opera guru than a guy more skilled at whiz-bang effects than character development or thoughtful exposition.

From Salon • May 25, 2024

“The Terraformers” is thick with space travel, whiz-bang technology and radical re-envisioning of intra-species relationships, but Newitz’s concerns are earth-bound.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2023

Along the way, Speck and Gordon show off some filmmaking style, weaving the camera through Manhattan’s streets with whiz-bang proficiency.

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2022

She had been a Latin teacher before she was married and my father said she'd been a whiz-bang.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz