Examples of 'double whammy' in a sentence

Meaning of "double whammy"

A colloquial expression that refers to a situation or event where two negative or problematic circumstances occur simultaneously or in quick succession, compounding the impact or difficulty. It conveys the idea of facing a double dose of adversity, problems, or challenges
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  • A series of two events that causes adverse effects; a twofold blow or setback.
  • A series of two events that causes positive effects; a twofold boon.

How to use "double whammy" in a sentence

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But your double whammy is not up to snuff.
You could be hit with a double whammy.
Here is the double whammy of the book.
Emerging markets face a dollar double whammy.
This is a double whammy for the climate.
This therefore felt like a double whammy.
A double whammy if we have ever seen one.
Going too low delivers a double whammy to your metabolism.
A double whammy for you all.
The two bills are a double whammy for victims.
Double whammy for all of you.
You have a double whammy against you.
Double whammy for the poor.
So for them it is a double whammy of sadness.
A double whammy for him too.

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The short reads are a double whammy for biologists.
This double whammy almost sent me into a depression.
This problem becomes a double whammy as data grows.
The double whammy puts us in a very difficult spot.
Such a result would be a double whammy.
This is a double whammy when it comes to hypertension.
The school is caught in double whammy.
Kind of a double whammy for librarians.
I think you may have been hit by a double whammy.
A true double whammy to our well being.
Global warming is therefore a double whammy.
A double whammy you might say.
It seems that being female and single is a double whammy.
This is a double whammy for agriculture.
Then livestock producers were hit with a double whammy.
This is type of a double whammy on movement control shoes.
Double whammy of fighting against them.
Itt was a double whammy for me.
Double whammy for cost saving.
This was a double whammy for me.
American pork farmers were hit with a double whammy.
The solar double whammy is actually somewhat rare.
This was like double whammy.
A true double whammy of dark proportions.
So we give him a double whammy.
It is a double whammy for anyone divorcing.
The drugs came in on a boat called the double whammy.
This is a double whammy day starter.
So there is a sort of double whammy.
It was a double whammy this time.
The disease hits the penis with a double whammy.
That is a double whammy of awful.
Double whammy on her.
Texas is being hit with a double whammy of ice and flooding.
A double whammy if you like.

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You could be hit with a double whammy
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