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

“It doesn’t have to be: OK, you can’t touch the tree, or, we’re going to whack the tree back so much that you can’t stand to look at it,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

He also made a pledge not to whack programming budgets.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Bran was standing over him with upraised wooden sword, ready to whack him again once he regained his feet.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin