How to Use double whammy in a Sentence

double whammy

noun

• With the cold weather and the high cost of heating fuel, homeowners were hit with a double whammy this winter.
• The turn of events amounts to a double whammy for the ACA.
  — Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2017
• The Yukon gets a double whammy, with no chums and no kings.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 24 July 2021
• The presence of the ball gag in Moore's joke is a double whammy.
  — Jenny Hollander, Marie Claire, 30 July 2018
• The bottom of the fifth was a double whammy for Terre Haute North.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 26 May 2022
• The next drive was a double whammy for the Ravens, or a triple whammy.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 15 Dec. 2020
• The double whammy forced them to close the tennis shop.
  — Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com, 1 Nov. 2017
• Cool and damp can be a double whammy for these types of plants.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 1 July 2023
• Combined with a pass rush stuck in the slow lane, that’s a double whammy.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 22 Nov. 2019
• The double whammy of new recipe and new can style may have been too much for some fans, Quincey noted.
  — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 13 Dec. 2021
• Food banks are grappling with the double whammy of higher prices and more need.
  — Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 12 Apr. 2022
• But the double whammy of looting and the pandemic have hurt them, too.
  — Michael Tarm, Star Tribune, 16 Aug. 2020
• That simply is not the case with the Heat, which tends to be a double whammy, while also playing small.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
• The dearth of news and game reveals is likely due to a double whammy from the pandemic.
  — Washington Post, 16 June 2021
• Last week's music world tragedies were a double whammy for Ringo Starr.
  — Gary Graff, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2017
• Democrats face a double whammy in next month’s midterm elections.
  — Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2022
• That looked to be the case before Sunday’s double whammy.
  — John Fay, Cincinnati.com, 11 Mar. 2018
• Milk goes in smoothies and hemp seed goes in smoothies, so Good Mylk’s Hemp Mylk is a double whammy.
  — Karen Yuan, Bon Appétit, 15 Jan. 2022
• Cities need to prepare for the double whammy, the researchers contend.
  — Justine Calma, The Verge, 6 Mar. 2024
• Add some chili crisp from XCJ to the top of your perfect bite, or even some spicy zhoug, which packs a double whammy of herbaceous heat.
  — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
• Still, the double whammy of losing Lewis and Ginsburg feels like a turning point.
  — Mary Schmich, chicagotribune.com, 25 Sep. 2020
• The Knights didn’t get the news until after their loss, an unfair double whammy.
  — Chad Lindskog, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Mar. 2021
• For another double whammy, try the Devas-Tater, a red sauce pizza with ground beef and tater tots.
  — Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2017
• The oil patch is getting smacked with a double whammy—the demand shock of Covid-19 and the supply shock of Saudi Arabia’s price war with...
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2020
• The Milwaukee Brewers had the double whammy of opening day and fans in the stands for the first time in 555 days working in their favor.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2021
• Did the double whammy of the pandemic and labor stoppages set you back like a lot of people?
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2024
• Rain can melt a fresh snowpack - a double whammy, as residents have to contend with the moisture both from the rain and what was stored in the snow.
  — Scott Dance, Matthew Cappucci, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
• That is because many consumers outside the U.S. face a double whammy when—like now—the dollar gets stronger at the same time that oil prices rise.
  — Tom Fairless, WSJ, 17 June 2018
• But now, many are facing a double whammy of challenges.
  — Chris Muller, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
• The sharp decline in mortgage rates could offer some relief to house hunters, as many have been priced out of the market given the double whammy of high borrowing costs and home prices that reached a record in June.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Dec 2024