Examples of whopping in a Sentence
The play was a whopping success.
The car sped by at a whopping 110 miles per hour.
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The State Fair fell to Irish Fest, with the Irish racking up a whopping 73% of the 445 total votes in this match.
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Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
Think of fat as stubborn, remaining intact from day to day, not budging until a substantial number of calories (kcals) is expended — a whopping 3500 kcals per pound of fat.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2025
Grace Kelly’s 10+ carat, emerald-cut, Cartier ring speaks for itself and Elizabeth Taylor’s engagement ring from Richard Burton goes down in history–a whopping 33.19 carat Asscher cut diamond.
—Samantha Solomon, Vogue, 25 July 2025
In the week following the New York jaunt, franchise viewing increased a whopping 82% week-over-week.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 July 2025
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Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
Think of fat as stubborn, remaining intact from day to day, not budging until a substantial number of calories (kcals) is expended — a whopping 3500 kcals per pound of fat.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2025
Grace Kelly’s 10+ carat, emerald-cut, Cartier ring speaks for itself and Elizabeth Taylor’s engagement ring from Richard Burton goes down in history–a whopping 33.19 carat Asscher cut diamond.
—Samantha Solomon, Vogue, 25 July 2025
In the week following the New York jaunt, franchise viewing increased a whopping 82% week-over-week.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 July 2025
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“Whopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whopping. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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whopping
adjective
whop·ping
ˈhwäp-iŋ 
ˈwäp-
: extremely large
got a whopping increase in his allowance
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