whoops

Example Sentences

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At times, the noise of grinding gears can obscure the soprano whoops and wails of the preschoolers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

After each one emerged from the water, there were whoops and songs of joy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

"This show is not important. What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this," Kimmel said to whoops from his studio audience.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

While there were certainly whoops of joy when Mark Joseph Stern and Dahlia Lithwick reunited in this week’s Plus members-only episode, there was not much else to celebrate.

From Slate • Sep. 6, 2025

The Permian players ran to the locker room with whoops and hollers, relieved that their ascendancy was safe for another year.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger