How To Use Whip-round In A Sentence
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They said they're going to have a whip-round and now they say I'm staying for the rest of the season.
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The airline didn't have any money, so the passengers had to have a whip-round to raise enough cash to refuel.
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But before we organise a whip-round to make up for his shortfall, spare a thought for those who are having to cope with below-inflation pay rises.
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A whip-round at the Warragul Hotel sent him to Hobart, where he won the Australian amateur flyweight title in 1963.
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In the spirit of the time, a whip-round was carried out and I was soon clutching a fist-full of pennies and ha'pennies to make up my sixpence.
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But that was not before Swindon cab drivers had completed a whip-round to buy a replacement set.
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I said to my wife that perhaps I could have a whip-round at the industrial estate and see if I could get this lady's money back for her.
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Well, the work colleagues could have a whip-round to raise the money instead.
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A group of Japanese factory workers had sent some cash after a whip-round on their shopfloor.
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And a whip-round among fans and staff financed travel to another away fixture last month.
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The night includes a Peel quiz and a whip-round for the British Heart Foundation and runs from 9pm until midnight.
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We all had a whip-round and collected £200 to buy them some clothes, and they were so grateful for just a scrap of kindness.
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The ‘Pay to Play’ weekend will involve rugby clubs donating money in whatever form they can - from win bonuses, a percentage of their match subs, or even a whip-round in the clubhouse after the match.
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Supermarket staff put out collection buckets which shoppers quickly filled and workplace whip-rounds brought in thousands of pounds.
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The recipient, as a social legal phenomenon, is manifested through the network whip-round, messages whip-round, campus whip-round and other forms.
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And when we ran out of gas we had a whip-round and everyone gave me enough cents to fill up and get here.
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Amateur clubs and pub teams were also encouraged to take part in the fund-raising drive, getting sponsored to play a game or having a simple whip-round in the dressing room.
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Can't we organise a whip-round to buy an island where these counter-Enlightenment yahoos can live without bothering anybody else?
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His books fetched nearly £8,000 at auction, though were mostly bought back for him by friends, so maybe they'll have a whip-round for the old house.
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The man in the shop tries to organise a whip-round for me, but I refuse.
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He said he would like to thank patrons at Saturday's fundraiser, who contributed to a whip-round raising £80 towards the cost of the damage.
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His proudest moment to date: a visit to Walmer township in Port Elizabeth, where more than 20 army members had a whip-round for a local football team.
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They had a whip-round and have given me the money I paid for the set to the stallholder, who had promised to deliver it to my home but never turned up.
