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Examples
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And adios to those who chose the Jaguars (splat!), Seahawks (whamm!), Eagles (zowie!) and Chargers (zap!).
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Now, I didn't say that sic, whamm! and gulp! — not when I wrote that sentence I didn't, and I don't like your reviewer giving your readers the impression that I did.
Gulp! Capp, Al 1964
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Maybe Hollander didn't intend to make it seem I'd said sic, whamm and gulp in that sentence.
Gulp! Capp, Al 1964
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It's funny, it's dead quiet in here all week long and whamm-o - everybody shows up on Thursday.
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