whack

Example Sentences

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A bright sky is a signal that it’s daytime, so getting that signal at night throws all of that out of whack.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Torsten Slok, Apollo chief Economist, thinks something is out of whack in the Treasury market.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

That could be one more whack than the piñata can handle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

"As soon as the artist releases their date, the hotels whack up their prices," Georgia says.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Then it was gone and Bigwig’s fur was blowing in the whack of wind that followed it down the hedges.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams