cripes

Example Sentences

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I was a pallbearer at her sister’s funeral, for cripes sake!

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2021

"Well, by cripes, I got a boy t' look out fer, and I ain't rich as some, but all I got goes in the pot!" cried Big Medicine impulsively.

From The Phantom Herd by Bower, B. M.

"By cripes, he's er dangerous beggar," said Scott.

From The Missing Link by Dyson, Edward

"Seems t' me we've done enough ridin' and actin', by cripes, t' make half a dozen pitchers better'n what I've ever saw."

From The Phantom Herd by Bower, B. M.

By cripes, a feller can't as much as take a five cent cigar out of his pocket without all hands tryin' to make a—a molehill out of it.

From Galusha the Magnificent by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby