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[hwisk, wisk] / ʰwɪsk, wɪsk /


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Thirty-one days can whisk by in a flash.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

A new rail tunnel through the Alps will whisk passengers and freight from northern Italy to Munich at speeds of up to 155 miles an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

And when you whisk it into something, especially with a little acid, it loosens, lightens, turns almost plush.

From Salon Mar. 25, 2026

Heels click on cracked paving stones as fantastically long-limbed men and women practice moves they hope will whisk them away from South Sudan, one of the fashion world's favourite scouting locations.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

I strap the bag with the whisk brooms and the batteries onto the back of Uncle Drum’s old bike.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

High-end taxi company Wheely whisks its celebrity and business clientele around in unmarked vehicles and makes its drivers sign nondisclosure agreements.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Addison Rae is a student of pop, and Headphones On is her master thesis – a hymn to music that whisks you away from the world for three minutes of distracted, hypnotic solace.

From BBC Dec. 20, 2025

When Rickey shows up unexpectedly in the couple’s backyard, it’s not long before he whisks Glenn away on a trip at Rosie’s behest.

From Salon Apr. 11, 2025

In the port of Campeche, an air-conditioned bus whisks tourists from the train station to the city center.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 29, 2024

The other whisks the tarp off the boat’s stern.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

“A bad reputation is better than no reputation,” said Pepper Rutland, the Tigers booster who provided the jet that whisked Kiffin to Baton Rouge.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Later, when Bond is whisked to Vietnam, the orchestra swells with suave panache, immersing you in the action before 007 has even uttered a quip.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

A spoonful whisked into a skirt steak stew can make it taste as though it simmered well past dinnertime.

From Salon Jun. 2, 2026

Amy Nicholson: Josh, I’m glad you whisked this conversation through the velvet ropes and straight to that question of: Have American movies gotten worse since Cannes premiered “Kung Fu Panda” in 2008?

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

The rush of wind made Roy’s eyes water as the flat- bottomed boat whisked across the sawgrass flats and weaved through the narrow winding creeks.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

Last month, she announced an investigation into whether the US violated international law and the Mexican constitution by whisking Zambada out of the country to face justice.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

His co-accused continues to try to console him and Varley said: "They'll be whisking me away for neglect."

From BBC May 6, 2026

Since then, a more tightly controlled entry through an augmented passageway at the terrace level has become a routine part of whisking the president inside.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

Before whisking the phone away from a teen who’s too absorbed in their screen, ask what they’re trying to distract themselves from.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2025

Surely, he cried indignantly, whisking his tail and skipping from side to side, surely they knew their beloved Leader, Comrade Napoleon, better than that?

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell




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