clattered

Example Sentences

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Wine spilled and serving trays clattered to the ground as people screamed and sobbed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 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

Widely regarded as one of the greatest ODI innings, Richards clattered a then record individual score, which would stand until 1997, despite wickets falling around him at Old Trafford.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 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