Example Sentences

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Then, over the weekend, voilà, the police got their men—two of them anyway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

And voilà — one is ushered from the huge, posh lobby bar of the Fairmont Olympic into the diminutive, posh confines of Founders Club.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2023

The boldest cats entered huts and perhaps allowed themselves to be petted – kittens are adorable! – and, voilà, the domestic cat was born.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2023

Bug repellents attach to their smell receptors, and interfere with that process—and voilà, they leave us alone.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2023

With one press of a lever, the pee and poop were flushed away and voilà!

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth