banged

Example Sentences

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The victim's niece, Mai Pexton, had gone to the property and banged on the door, screaming for her "auntie".

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

James, who took a hard spill in the fourth quarter and banged his right elbow, was officially nursing left foot arthritis.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Around the same period men banged on the door of the home at 10:30 pm.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

They loudly banged pots in the Nuevo Vedado neighborhood of Havana as well as in other cities such as Santiago early Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

He banged it purposefully at little circles of green lichen scattered on the stone’s surface.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich