How to Use whoop in a Sentence

whoop

1 of 2 verb
  • The children whooped with joy at the sight of all the presents.
  • He's been needing his a-- whooped for a minute.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Our guests whooped us down the aisle, and there was so much laughter and tears.
    — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Kate could sing a ballad but also whoop it up and toss off a throaty growl.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2021
  • At each prize, the crowd whooped and cheered, often rising to its feet.
    — New York Times, 10 Feb. 2020
  • The crowd, many clad in wool caps, gloves and down jackets, whooped and clapped and yelled with each new stunt.
    — Jasper Scherer, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Feb. 2018
  • The audience clapped and whooped.
    — Sara Talpos — Undark, STAT, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Life now is just that hot walk to the basketball hoop and getting whooped at the gym.
    — Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Now the House ought to whoop it through and move on to the substance of tax reform.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2017
  • He's been needing his [expletive] whooped for a minute.
    — Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The mom of six zoomed in on her son’s face and whooped at the end of the clip in celebration.
    — Jill Lupupa, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
  • My mom used to whoop me for running around the house, knocking stuff over with a football in my hand.
    — Terez A. Paylor, kansascity, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Fort's supporters in the courtroom clapped and whooped.
    — Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The pair was whooping it up on the Celtics' bench during this beatdown.
    — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 13 May 2018
  • Cheers and whoops drowned out the pop music blaring from the loudspeakers.
    — Laura Parker, WSJ, 14 May 2019
  • The crowd roared in wonder, then stood again, whooping like farmers and cowmen.
    — Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2019
  • McGann seemed doubtful, but some other men whooped and hollered, and that felt great.
    — Mike O’Brien, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Jansen whooped it up, playing third base and trying to make behind-the-back stabs at practice grounders.
    — USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2017
  • The first ladies of Bravo will be whooping it up again this July.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 11 June 2018
  • First, so my mom doesn’t whoop me, thank you for March 29th -- for the veterans.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Feb. 2018
  • As the very first scene of the music video popped up on screen, the audience began whooping with joy.
    — Alexandra Holterman, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2017
  • What happens now The resurgence of whooping cough has no single cause.
    — Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
  • Armed with bullhorns and cowbells, fans took to the streets, whooping and waving pennants.
    — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The crowd whooped and cheered as Collins accepted his proposal and the two embraced.
    — Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 28 July 2023
  • The Indians in Westerns had war paint and whooped like savages.
    — Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
  • Some of the hoarier contents will be discovered in the days to come, though not before both chambers whoop the thing through.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Brooklyn babe The crowd whooped at Streisand’s first mention of Brooklyn.
    — Joe McGovern, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2017
  • Everyone had cheered when Ovechkin and Holtby came out, but the Caps fans stood up and whooped.
    — Charlotte Wilder, SI.com, 12 June 2018
  • Early symptoms of whooping cough are similar to those of a common cold, the agency said.
    — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Thank you to Netflix for giving me the opportunity to whoop this clown!
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025

whoop

2 of 2 noun
  • There were no rowdy whoops and cheers.
    — Mike Jones, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Nickelodeon picked up the show with more of a shrug than a whoop.
    — Darryn King, Longreads, 13 Aug. 2019
  • For her, yes, the noise, yes, the dirt, yes, the heat—whoops, a rat!
    — D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The torque slams me into my seat back and squeezes out of me a whoop.
    — Fortune, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Boys on the sidelines began to clap and whoop.
    — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • Friedman let out a whoop and sent the good news to the student.
    — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2018
  • He was greeted in return with whoops and cheers.
    — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
  • As the moon rose, a hush settled over the crowd—then a wild whoop split the air.
    — Kinsey Gidick, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
  • Instead, these questions are met with smiles and whoops of glee.
    — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Applause rings out, cheers and whoops are abundant.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Williams let out a whoop after the pick and fired the ball high into the air.
    — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, 27 July 2019
  • Every few minutes, it would be hoisted in the air to whoops and smiles.
    — Adam Kilgore, chicagotribune.com, 8 June 2018
  • Flutes and trumpets slide from the first chord to the second in an anguished whoop.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 June 2021
  • Bond told the crowd at one of their birthday shows, prompting whoops and applause.
    — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 3 July 2023
  • The whoops across the field suggested that might’ve been what happened.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • They’re not meant to do whoops at 70 miles an hour like a Raptor, right?
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The train kept up a relentless pace that whipped riders around turns and over whoop-de-do humps.
    — Brady MacDonald, latimes.com, 10 July 2017
  • There were whoops and cheers and what appeared to be grins of amazement at the King’s cheek.
    — Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Do my math and go to the payments website to give them $444 and whoops!
    — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2018
  • Then Chef Michael, as he was known now, rose to whoops of excitement.
    — Peggy Orenstein, The New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Then, from the right, came a shrill whoop as a third group charged out of the bushes, shouting and firing.
    — Tristan McConnell, GQ, 16 Apr. 2018
  • An epiphany, one that never fails to elicit whoops and applause, follows.
    — Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Estrada, in a Giants cap and black-and-orange plaid shirt, lets out a whoop.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2021
  • At least one guest let out a whoop at the sound of that instantly identifiable beat.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2017
  • The work ended with a long rising and falling vocal whoop from the players.
    — Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Drivers battle the open desert full of whoops, soft sand, and steep hill climbs that challenge even the quickest of cars.
    — Emme Hall, The Verge, 24 Feb. 2023
  • As Serenity pulled up, Tom gave a whoop and waved a black cap out the window.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Then the students would slap their mouths and make an insensitive war-whoop gesture.
    — Cameron Fields, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2022
  • His comments were followed up with applause and whoops from the audience.
    — Vulture, 31 Aug. 2023
  • At times, the noise of grinding gears can obscure the soprano whoops and wails of the preschoolers.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026

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