wham

Example Sentences

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One doesn’t expect to have one’s stomach churned by such a documentary, but then — wham!

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

“And I think that’s what happens; you quit thinking about it. It’s ‘Hey, we got to figure a way to get on base,’ and all of a sudden, wham, there’s a hit.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2022

At first thought, a homemade sprinkle birthday cake seems like an easy task: Just fold a bunch of sprinkles into a vanilla cake and wham bam, you're done.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2022

“It just comes in, and, wham, it hits the ground,” Vago says.

From Scientific American • Feb. 6, 2020

"That" is a cat that runs out from under my feet so out-of-nowhere sudden that my heart goes wham.

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick