whale of a
Example Sentences
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Broadcaster Rev Richard Coles told BBC Breakfast he had a "whale of a time" when he took part in the show in 2017, but that he wasn't surprised by the current furore.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024
He explains why it was actually a whale of a time.
From Slate • Jan. 16, 2024
Irrefutably male Craig and Trevor prowl the streets of a very soundstagey New York, mansplaining their magnificence, and Sharp and Jackson have a whale of a time butching it up.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023
“He was as different as they came,” Boehner said, “but a good, solid member who did a whale of a job on behalf of Alaska.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2022
That was one whale of a story all right, but I didn’t know of anybody in Sassafras Springs called Buddy.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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