wallop

Example Sentences

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And just when you think you can’t possibly have an emotional connection to what you’re watching, a sudden wallop to the gut punches the tears right out of you.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

And just when you think you can’t possibly have an emotional connection to what you’re watching, a sudden wallop to the gut punches the tears right out of you.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

U.S. airlines have already canceled nearly 6,000 flights through Sunday ahead of a winter storm expected to wallop two-thirds of the United States over the weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Pilots wallop another outmatched opponent while waiting to be tested.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

Seeing women and their children walking happily along a street, I’d feel a pang of longing followed by a bruising wallop of inadequacy.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama