double whammy

Example Sentences

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If you lose the house, you don’t just lose a lot of bricks and mortar — you lose the dream you envisioned, and you have to deal with the double whammy that someone else will soon be living in “your” house.

From MarketWatch

Garganera noted that the disaster was a "sad, double whammy" for the city, as the facility was the "lone service provider" for Cebu and adjacent communities.

From Barron's

Health care analysts predict hospitals and other providers will raise prices to cover the double whammy of lost Medicaid revenue and the cost of caring for an influx of newly uninsured patients.

From Los Angeles Times

A double whammy of cutbacks in venture capital and government funding have taken a toll, leading to layoffs and struggles for job seekers.

From The Wall Street Journal

And then they score from it, which is the double whammy.

From BBC