whopping
Example Sentences
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It’s easily the most popular choice of the bunch with a whopping $1.5 trillion in assets between its ETF and traditional mutual fund versions.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Council leader Linden Kemkaran said the rise was "entirely reasonable", rather than a "whopping" increase in future.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
It was 97 degrees in Camarillo on Tuesday, surpassing the daily temperature record by a whopping 11 degrees and the all-time March record by 3 degrees.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
On Tuesday, he didn’t make even half of his shots, and he trudged to the free-throw line a whopping 43 times, connecting on 36 of those attempts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
But those same men could tell whopping lies, so I watched closely.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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