whammy

Example Sentences

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This pairing has history, as the Huskies upset Miami 38-20 in 1994 to snap the Hurricanes’ 58-game home winning streak in a game later dubbed “The Whammy in Miami.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2022

I had been collaborating with my production designer, Whammy Alcazaren, on my shorts, and he understood what I wanted.

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2021

"Press Your Luck" is built around a sort of electronic wheel of fortune where landing on a "Whammy" activates an animated devil who takes away whatever money and prizes one might have accumulated.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2019

In 2009, he returned, and Tove ran into him at a gig at an Auckland bar called Whammy.

From The Verge • Nov. 29, 2017

Hiaasen, an award-winning reporter, invented a genre of crime fiction with a series of books – beginning in the mid-80s with Tourist Season and Double Whammy – set in his native Florida.

From The Guardian • Jul. 10, 2013