How to Use whiplash in a Sentence

whiplash

noun
  • He got whiplash when his car was rear-ended.
  • Then came the texture whiplash.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The whiplash in prices made some decide enough was enough.
    — ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The whiplash in prices made some decide enough was enough.
    — Edward Acquah, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
  • That's a heck of a whiplash from last month's record warmth that was in place.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • Of course this year has been the poster child for whiplash weather.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 July 2018
  • That means Chrome-tab whiplash galore.
    — Alex Lanstein, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • My neck hurt a little bit from the whiplash of the hit, but that was about it.
    — SI.com, 9 Oct. 2017
  • Wais said, still shocked by the whiplash of Kabul’s swift fall.
    — Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Some weeks feel like whiplash for people leaders.
    — Brad Rencher, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • It’s been a bit of whiplash this week the world of Russian oil.
    — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The tonal whiplash is, at this point, entirely the point.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Villafranca said all of the changes this week have felt like whiplash.
    — Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2020
  • After six episodes of whiplash, these two need a break from each other.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 15 June 2019
  • That was maybe one of the biggest whiplash moments of the past three years.
    — NBC News, 13 Dec. 2019
  • All the while, the song beats your brain in with dark, clubby bass beats and whiplash synths.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The whiplash is something to behold.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Tapia left the game after the play with a little bit of whiplash and a sore neck.
    — Star Tribune, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Without caution, that whirl could’ve caused whiplash.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Each half-hour episode offered enough twists to give you whiplash—and to keep you bingeing.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The whole up and down is giving the industry a case of whiplash.
    — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 16 May 2025
  • The Rangers aren’t alone in dealing with a case of Guardians whiplash.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Gander is also about to be smacked with some weather whiplash over the next day.
    — Angela Fritz, Washington Post, 26 June 2018
  • The whiplash has left many schools scrambling to adopt ever-changing rules.
    — Collin Binkley, Anchorage Daily News, 23 June 2022
  • Tua fell backward and crashed to the turf, creating a whiplash that banged his head.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2023
  • When weekends are rest-heavy and weekdays are high-demand, that whiplash gets worse.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
  • There's no drama, no emotional games, or whiplash.
    — Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The passenger suffered whiplash in the crash.
    — Doha Madani, NBC news, 25 Dec. 2025
  • How weird is the suddenness and whiplash of a Traitors murder?
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
  • How intense was the whiplash of fatherhood?
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026

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