How to Use whack in a Sentence

whack

1 of 2 verb
  • She whacked the piñata with a stick.
  • The old man lifted his cane and whacked the mugger on the head.
  • He got whacked by mobsters.
  • They were whacking through the jungle with their machetes.
  • Jeff whacked it on the head, then ripped a gill.
    — Kim Cross, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
  • One is a simple whack-a-mole game.
    — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • That should earn him more pitches to whack.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Spread the cloves on a cutting board and whack them with a heavy pot.
    — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 18 June 2019
  • And Matt was whacking them with his stick.
    — Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
  • One by one, whack each egg all over with the spoon and return it to the ice water.
    — Andy Baraghani, WSJ, 20 May 2022
  • But she got whacked by the side of the inflatable’s white hair, and fell flat on her back.
    — Fox News, 30 Nov. 2019
  • An old fishwife sees a lobster try to escape and whacks it back in with her net.
    — Casey Quackenbush / Hong Kong, Time, 12 July 2018
  • Airline stocks are getting whacked this morning thanks to the oil price surge.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
  • His son tackles one of them and Hutch has a chance to whack one of them with a golf club.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Throw in the monkey wrench that is a new playoff format which is, well, whack.
    — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Choose the whip, for instance, to whack enemies in melee range in front of you.
    — Aaron Zimmerman, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2022
  • New punter Cameron Johnston must have whacked about a half dozen punts off the top.
    — Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 22 May 2018
  • All those whacked the center steel plate perfectly.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Schofield whacked Wood across the face as Wood attempted a dunk.
    — Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2019
  • The Knicks are also getting whacked every time down the court.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 June 2026
  • Be prepared for your teen to get the swing of it quickly and go wild with whacking the birdies back to you.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2024
  • In that sense, tweaking AI can be akin to playing whack-a-mole.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • When one brother botches supper, the other two pull down his pants and whack his cheeks.
    — Jason Kehe, Wired, 21 Aug. 2020
  • You’re whack for flipping the script and posting this lie just for a look on the internet.
    — Chris Barilla, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Tiny girls twirl in fairy costumes before turning to whack their brothers with their wands.
    — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Ethan was able save his mother from the animal by whacking the deer in the head with a slab of wood.
    — The Washington Post, oregonlive, 17 Apr. 2019
  • Scrambling to secure one of the 62 slots feels like playing whack-a-mole.
    — Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Of course, whacking long strands of polyester rope on the ground in my driveway is pretty silly as well.
    — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 27 Apr. 2020
  • Obviously it's whacked to have to go to jail and be plastered all across global news.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 1 May 2023
  • Matt is carrying a stick and whacking flowers.
    — Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026

whack

2 of 2 noun
  • The pile of books hit the floor with a whack.
  • This has been way out of whack.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 14 Feb. 2026
  • For a long time, it's been out of whack.
    — CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • Let his babysitter have a whack at it.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • This team’s offense is out of whack.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Course-correct what’s out of whack.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The Mets’ season is like a game of whack-a-mole.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • That balance still is somewhat out of whack.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
  • But my mechanics got out of whack.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
  • Are the gears a little gunky and slow-moving or out of whack?
    — Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The smallest wrong move can send a disk out of whack, Frese added.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 26 Jan. 2023
  • His timing, his first step and his swing are slightly out of whack.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • In such a small town, any influx can throw the market out of whack.
    — Nic Querolo, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2022
  • New vendors keep popping up, like a game of whack-a-mole.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
  • That may have more to do with the mechanics being out of whack.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Your energy levels are all out of whack as the sun and moon clash!
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Dance being a touring art form, the whole supply chain is out of whack.
    — Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Credit card interest rates, of course, are way out of whack.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Credit card interest rates, of course, are way out of whack.
    — Susan Tompor, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
  • After days of full plates, desserts and alcohol your gut can feel out of whack.
    — Renée Onque, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
  • By that point, pricing will be completely out of whack.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 May 2026
  • In some races even that may not be expected to be as close, things might look out of whack early.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2022
  • In an economy of scale, the aesthetics of scale can get out of whack.
    — The New York Times Magazine, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Sure enough, every level having to do with the liver was out of whack.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022
  • His vandalism and my huge financial loss keep me away from this whack job.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 3 May 2022
  • Second, his shot selection and lack of vision are out of whack.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • So honestly, everything is out of whack right now and these things have to stop.
    — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Burry’s social media presence is akin to a game of whack-a-mole.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The hijinks grow wearisome; the ratio of real laughs to dead spots is out of whack.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022
  • So price elasticity, along with the demand curve, is out of whack.
    — Greg Petro, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021

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