wallop

Example Sentences

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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

For what it’s worth, the film boasts a wallop of a final line, which hits at the sickening reality of what it’s like to be both a child and a parent in America today.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2025

Even so, the 10th-placed Seagulls are one of those teams where just when you think about writing them off, they will come up with a performance and wallop someone.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

“They figure if they can make it all the way to Washington, well, that’d be a wallop and a half for the morale of the Union.”

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older