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

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

Those primal, instinctive bonds pack a wallop when they're severed.

From Salon • May 10, 2025

“I wanted people to see this film like I saw ‘Bambi,’ as the most glorious, sophisticated tone poem of a story that packs a wallop.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

At golf, she packed such a wallop that she swung from the men’s tee.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand