whooping
Example Sentences
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The flu and whooping cough vaccines are also recommended during pregnancy.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
Around the same time, the committee also met to review an exemption application related to water management at the Grayrocks Dam in Wyoming and its effects on endangered whooping cranes downstream in Nebraska.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
In the mornings, Christine eagerly awaits the brightly colored, highly vocal birds swooping into their garden, whooping their greetings before flying off into the junglelike foliage.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
In the 1780s Thomas Jefferson was serving as a diplomat in France when the Marquis de Lafayette brought him a message of unwelcome news from Virginia: His young daughter Lucy had died of whooping cough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
“Matthew’s going to a concert tonight—” Emily was interrupted by whooping even louder than Matthew’s singing.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
