bangs

Example Sentences

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Videos posted on Facebook from Long Beach also showed flashes and bangs in neighborhoods, and the loud rotor of a helicopter overhead.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

But that picture has now been totally reversed, with three loud bangs.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

The president was sitting on the dais in a cavernous ballroom when several distant bangs were heard around 8:30 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Shots were allegedly fired as US President Donald Trump attended a press dinner in Washington on Saturday night, witnesses and AFP reporters said as loud bangs were heard at the hotel venue.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

After we finish eating, Ana leaps onto the sofa and bangs a spoon against a glass.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko