whack

Example Sentences

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"Having to play with an insole throughout my entire career threw the rest of my body out of whack."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Torsten Slok, Apollo chief Economist, thinks something is out of whack in the Treasury market.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

That could be one more whack than the piñata can handle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

That would whack stocks, as nonprofessional investors have reliably bought every dip because they have been conditioned to believe stocks always rise.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

It was like there was this grinning, twisted little demon following me around, and whenever I started to feel good, it would go, “Ah-hah! You’re forgetting!” and it would whack me with a two-by-four.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli