anvil chorus
Example Sentences
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Either way, the issues of the McDonald-Abel fight were certain to reverberate like an anvil chorus for a long time in steel uniondom and in the executive suites of the industry.
From Time Magazine Archive
The riders settled for a chilly flatcar under a heaving truck, leaving Colton amid a terrifying anvil chorus of wheels, cars and couplings stressing and whining.
From Time Magazine Archive
My heart was pounding until in my own ears it sounded like an anvil chorus.
From The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day by Stark, Harriet
"An anvil chorus?" repeated Hen Dutcher, the puzzled expression deepening in his face.
From The Grammar School Boys Snowbound or, Dick & Co. at Winter Sports by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
That's the idea and if anyone starts the anvil chorus they get the skiddo.
From The Sorrows of a Show Girl by McGaffey, Kenneth
