cripes

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2021

"By cripes, I'm holler plumb down to my toes,—and them's froze stiff."

From The Phantom Herd by Bower, B. M.

"Seems t' me we've done enough ridin' and actin', by cripes, t' make half a dozen pitchers better'n what I've ever saw."

From The Phantom Herd by Bower, B. M.

By cripes, a feller can't as much as take a five cent cigar out of his pocket without all hands tryin' to make a—a molehill out of it.

From Galusha the Magnificent by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby

An' when day comes--if day does come--         By cripes, I'm goin' home!

From Man to Man by Gregory, Jackson