whoops
Example Sentences
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After each one emerged from the water, there were whoops and songs of joy.
My boots crunch into the snow at the cliff’s base, and Guillaume whoops to congratulate me.
From National Geographic
When Bing’s chatbot went off the rails with a New York Times reporter, engineers couldn’t easily just say, “Oh, whoops, I set that parameter wrong; let me fix that.”
From Seattle Times
Each one drew whoops and claps in response to points they made about the teaching of race in schools and problems with the Biden administration.
From New York Times
As he and other Indigenous performers sang and danced, they heard elated whoops from Indigenous people in the audience.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.