gee whiz

Example Sentences

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I said, gee, whiz, I mean, I thought, I thought, that the world would come to an end.

From Scientific American • Apr. 6, 2023

It seems fleeting at first, but gee whiz — it actually works out for these two!

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2019

In all of those towns, and this was way pre-Trump, I think the main thing that struck us, after we got over the kind of gee whiz factor.

From Slate • May 2, 2018

You know it is interesting, somebody came up to me and said the other day, gee whiz, The New York Times and other people, you know other groups, had you down at 1 percent.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2017

We can put these out with the growers who test them, but gee whiz, we have put them out and put them out; and look what kind of information we get.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association