6 sentences with 'whip'
Example sentences and phrases with the word whip and other words derived from it.
• « After being chased by a steel whip that lashed out at my feet, raising its head and squirting me with scalding water, it goes without saying how cautiously I now approach any shower that isn't firmly attached to the wall. »
• « For a desert dweller, a good camel must meet three requirements: have a soft back, not require the use of a whip, and not scream when it rises and crouches. These qualities - which have become a tradition in these exotic places - show the camel helping man in an almost exclusive function: that of pack animal and transport. »
• « Elected to Parliament in 1979, he became an assistant whip (in charge of gathering party members for crucial votes) in 1983, and then, in September 1984, whip for finance ministry affairs. »
• « Strong winds that whip the soil and strip it of its humus layer or carry sands that are then deposited on the land and crops, rendering them unusable. »
• « Thousands of slaves united to overthrow the brutal system of slavery. They took control of much of the island, burning sugar plantations and killing the white planters who had forced them to work under the whip. »
• « Each cotton picking day, the slaves went to the fields with sacks, filling them as many times as they could. The effort was laborious, and a white "driver" used the whip to make the slaves work as fast as possible. »