whopping

Example Sentences

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Airfares increased about 7% between April and May and a whopping 27% year over year, making the high cost of long-haul flights one likely culprit for the domestic-travel trend.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

A whopping 96 percent of voters approved the strike call, meaning they have the green light to walk off the job at any time, with the World Cup due to open on Thursday.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

For Madalitso, who came to the UK from Malawi at the age of 13, it took a whopping 25 years for her to be diagnosed.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Many such funds tend to trigger whopping tax bills, either now or later.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

‘Cross your figglers! Here we go! We is going right past all these other giants! Is you seeing that whopping great one, the one nearest to us?’

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl