Sentence examples for * whammy in from inspiring English sources

A double whammy in one sentence.

He needed the double whammy in 1960 and 1961.

There is a double whammy in the making here.

Corporate America had to cope with the same double whammy in 2002.

It looks like the classic fascist double whammy, in plain English.

"Employers are getting a double whammy in an area which is supposed to be in need of adult skills and education," says Stanhope.

So the portfolio was hit with a double-whammy in the fourth quarter.

Big institutions, however, are increasingly inclined to invest directly, saving the double-whammy in fees which helps to drag down net performance.

Franz Beckenbauer's insouciant double and Helmut Haller's imperious meander against Switzerland surely represent the greatest triple-whammy in any single World Cup match, while the young Beckenbauer's pelt past the great Lev Yashin in the semi against USSR is pure cheek.

The tax is a double-whammy in that tax-paying teams are ineligible to receive distributions from the tax revenues collected.

Next came a double-whammy in Sunday's New York Times.