whoops
Example Sentences
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At times, the noise of grinding gears can obscure the soprano whoops and wails of the preschoolers.
From Los Angeles Times
A carriage raced past us, a few noisy rebels shouting whoops and rough words.
From Literature
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Owen whoops, Leo claps, and even Taylor stops riding to check it out.
From Literature
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Allow me to speculate: She may come knocking sooner rather than later, asking for house-insurance payments, upkeep and — whoops! — years of unpaid property tax.
From MarketWatch
I lean forward and grab my knees and try to take a normal breath, but it keeps coming in those awful raspy whoops, and that spins me out even more.
From Literature
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