whammy

Example Sentences

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That could mean a double whammy for children’s birthday parties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Pulendran described the effect as a "double whammy."

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Hospitality bosses say their industry faces a significant double whammy - customers with less money to spend and rising business costs including taxes, food, wages and energy.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Garganera noted that the disaster was a "sad, double whammy" for the city, as the facility was the "lone service provider" for Cebu and adjacent communities.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

Doug got the triple whammy: glasses, braces, pimples.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers