bangs

Example Sentences

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The percussion on “2 Hard 4 the Radio” bangs and jumps where so much of the record crawls, and his fleet verse recalls the cadence of his 2018 hit “Nice for What.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 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

A Scottish man living in Dubai said his children asked "what the bangs were" after the UAE intercepted missiles from Iran.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Dad bangs out the opening bars to Beethoven’s Fifth.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein