whooping

Example Sentences

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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

In 1962, President Kennedy signed the Vaccination Assistance Act, which ensured that all children under five, regardless of income, could receive vaccines against polio, diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026

Other vaccine-preventable diseases such as whooping cough also are on the rise.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Her eyes opened wide, and she found herself whooping with excitement.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld