clattered

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Busy markets sold butchered meats and fast-wilting vegetables, horse carts clattered, children shouted, and men and women gossiped in coffeehouses and read from printed newspapers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 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

Sitting in the clubhouse, a still soaked MacIntyre gawped at the TV screen, clattered his macerated hands together in applause, and mouthed "wow" as his dream died.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025

A tattooed skateboarder clattered over sidewalks, and a man sat on a bench in the shade, reading the Bible and taking notes near the opera house where the musical “Oklahoma” was playing.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

But as she was sorting through her not-very-many dresses and deciding that the note to strike should be serious and quiet, her letter box clattered.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman