cripes

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I was a pallbearer at her sister’s funeral, for cripes sake!

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2021

"By cripes, Luck's got to sleep in the hay loft—er I will," Big Medicine growled, making the boards of his bunk squeak with the flop of his disturbed body.

From The Phantom Herd by Bower, B. M.

"Well, by cripes, I got a boy t' look out fer, and I ain't rich as some, but all I got goes in the pot!" cried Big Medicine impulsively.

From The Phantom Herd by Bower, B. M.

"I'll take a lot from you, but by cripes they's got to be a line drawed somewheres!"

From The Phantom Herd by Bower, B. M.

By cripes, I'm goin' t' have a look at that box, my hearty.

From The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan by MacGrath, Harold