banging

Example Sentences

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Cubans have protested by banging pots and burning garbage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The group tackled Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” with Lopez leading the singing as her family and friends joined in—while waving their napkins in the air and banging on the tables.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

She says Eric Adusah was shouting and it sounded like he was banging a table as he spoke.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Howden doubled the lead with a shorthanded goal 7½ minutes later, finding miles of space just to the right of the goal and banging in a pass from Marner that split LaCombe and Alex Killorn.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

They could hear the whooshing and banging of furniture below.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis