Examples of wallop in a Sentence
Verb
I was so angry I felt like walloping him.
walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit
Noun
felt the wallop of a car crashing into their front porch
gave the ball a good wallop with the bat
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
The influenza virus has walloped the country this winter, causing twice as many deaths in California since the respiratory virus season began in July as the final tolls from the past several seasons.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 May 2025
All of it made for a happy-sad combination that packed a wallop and made for one of the best sets of the day.
—John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Severe thunderstorm warnings, flood watches Power outages Tens of thousands were without power Friday as storms continued to wallop the middle of the country.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
The influenza virus has walloped the country this winter, causing twice as many deaths in California since the respiratory virus season began in July as the final tolls from the past several seasons.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
With apologies to game purists, both scenes pack more of an emotional wallop in the show’s version.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 May 2025
All of it made for a happy-sad combination that packed a wallop and made for one of the best sets of the day.
—John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Wallop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wallop. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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