clattered

Example Sentences

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The United Press International and Associated Press teletypes clattered away in a corner of the Columbus Citizen-Journal’s newsroom where I worked as a reporter in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

But moments later Davide Bartesaghi clattered into Mikael Ellertsson, leaving Stanciu with the task of beating France goalkeeper Mike Maignan and taking a shock three points.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

In an ordinary industrial building off a busy Orange County street, a Seussian contraption, nearly 100 feet long, clattered to life.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2024

But he carried a rifle and a pistol, which fell from its holster and clattered over the stones.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023

When she tried to lift the oar, it slipped out of her hands and clattered to the bottom of the boat.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer