How to Use whopper in a Sentence

whopper

noun
  • That's a whopper of a diamond ring.
  • He told us a real whopper.
  • Duxbury was the spot where most of the whopper list salmon came from.
    — sacbee, 11 Sep. 2017
  • One of my favorite head coach whoppers.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • These gift ideas for moms who like to fish might help your mama hook a whopper.
    — Outdoor Life, 22 Mar. 2021
  • There's no size limit for fish caught, but the ones brought in tend to be whoppers.
    — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Maybe the audience knew that was just too big of a whopper.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
  • And how many other whoppers are out there, waiting to be caught?
    — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Based on media reports, though, that deal is set to be a whopper.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 June 2023
  • Bud had the whopper hooked with one hook of a treble behind a small gold spoon.
    — Marc Terziev, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
  • Carry it like a suitcase thanks to that whopper of a handle on its side.
    — Jack Baruth, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2023
  • But in this case, that decision is viewed as a whopper of a mistake.
    — Harry G. Broadman, Forbes, 31 Mar. 2023
  • There’s another whopper on the way, too.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 16 Mar. 2026
  • In the case of this series, the whopper the guy tells is especially brazen.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Oh, and the actual rematch is a whopper, with one of the very best endings in any sports movie.
    — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021
  • But Andrea’s novel is such a whopper of an ending.
    — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
  • And yes, Claire is still his running mate, one of the bigger whoppers from last season.
    — Kristi Turnquist, OregonLive.com, 25 May 2017
  • The Boston-area can breathe a sigh of relief after last week’s whopper.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
  • All that aside, this is always a whopper of a game atmosphere-wise and Beilein knows this.
    — Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, 12 Jan. 2018
  • But the real whopper is to say that the Fed has been independent the past decade.
    — WSJ, 31 May 2018
  • And then there were the epic flavor fails, including a couple of real whoppers.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The whopper draws inspiration from the suit Miles Morales wears in the film.
    — Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 8 May 2023
  • Bradley Jerman was sitting in a tripod blind filming a few deer when this whopper showed up out of nowhere.
    — Pj Delhomme, Outdoor Life, 1 Jan. 2020
  • Rogers has a $59 million contract next season, a whopper but not a deal-breaker.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Many are wondering how long will this snow stick around, after last month’s whopper caused big issues on streets and sidewalks.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Berran shot and the 214-inch whopper crashed within hearing distance.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 9 Oct. 2020
  • And the film boasts a whopper of an ending, which has sparked plenty of conversation and kept its mentions high.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2022
  • The festival boasts an award-winning pumpkin weigh-off on Friday, and you're bound to see some whoppers.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The whopper of a prehistoric predator grew to over 30 feet long (nearly ten meters) and weighed three tons.
    — Davide Bonadonna, National Geographic, 11 Jan. 2016
  • And who should also be housing a whopper with cheese at a nearby Burger King but Sarah.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025

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