whooping

Example Sentences

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Although it is not a vaccine, the vitamin K shot has been swept up in the same post-pandemic tide that has led to a drop in key childhood vaccines, including for measles and whooping cough.

From Salon • May 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

He followed that with a series of whooping cheers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025

“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