Examples of wallop in a Sentence
Verb
I was so angry I felt like walloping him.
walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit
Noun
felt the wallop of a car crashing into their front porch
gave the ball a good wallop with the bat
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 6 June 2025
To borrow a line written about then England captain Billy Wright struggling to cope with the genius of Ferenc Puskas when Hungary walloped the English at Wembley back in 1953, these players resembled firemen running to the wrong fire.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
The course will pack a wallop, too The field can expect a much tougher venue than the one in 2021 that allowed Patrick Cantlay and Bryson DeChambeau to finish 72 holes at 27-under par before Cantlay prevailed in a six-hole playoff.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
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Verb
Rounds of potent thunderstorms are expected to wallop the central and eastern U.S. this weekend, unloading hail, high winds, flash floods and possible tornadoes over a vast swath of the country.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 6 June 2025
To borrow a line written about then England captain Billy Wright struggling to cope with the genius of Ferenc Puskas when Hungary walloped the English at Wembley back in 1953, these players resembled firemen running to the wrong fire.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Noun
The Getty Museum’s groundbreaking Pride Month show is provocative and important, and the timing packs a wallop.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
The course will pack a wallop, too The field can expect a much tougher venue than the one in 2021 that allowed Patrick Cantlay and Bryson DeChambeau to finish 72 holes at 27-under par before Cantlay prevailed in a six-hole playoff.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
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“Wallop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wallop. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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