clang
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The pink, mouse-like creatures lived in craters covered by dustbin lids - the lids' noisy "clang" gave the show its name.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
In a clip posted on Instagram, the German relay team are jumping up and down in celebration when suddenly Strelow's bronze medal comes loose and a metallic clang echoes through the room.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
Bee Wilson’s own painful memories were triggered by the clang of a heart-shaped baking tin falling to the floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
The first American pope has been a font of endless, odd connections to the New World that clang against the public perception of the ancient Catholic Church.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2025
Already, even from the drawing room, it was possible to hear an occasional muffled bad-tempered shout and the clang of a saucepan hitting the hob with unnatural force.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
MPs may find the clangs irritating but they should be grateful they weren't working in the Canadian Parliament in the 1980s.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024
Looking for a muse, the 26-year-old found one in the clangs, hisses and whistles of a train trip to Boston.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
She sings about irreversible events, like shipwrecks and spilled milk, amid plinks, clangs, crashes, swooping strings and sampled screams, nonchalant amid the non sequiturs.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
The clangs of the passing trolleys and beeps of the pedestrian walk signals echoed in the downtown area’s near-empty streets.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 20, 2020
But I do look back before the door clangs shut.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
Pots clanged and oil sizzled inside the London kitchen of Syrian chef Imad Alarnab, as the former refugee who fled his country's civil war recalled hosting King Charles III.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
When the ball clanged off the bright yellow pole, Judge raised his right hand toward the sky and tossed his bat to the ground, as bedlam erupted all around him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Then came a month of more misses than makes, with a botched extra-point attempt against the Buffalo Bills and a 26-yarder that clanged off the right goalpost in New England.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
McManus’ first of two errant field goals was a 50-yarder that clanged off the right upright in the first quarter.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2023
As we left, the heavy metal door clanged shut behind us, an eerie sound that echoed down the corridor.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
The rhythmic clanging of hammers on bronze echoes through the Istanbul workshop where three craftsmen are landing blows with astonishing precision to transform featureless metal discs into highly prized handcrafted cymbals.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Yet, Fire Island as a concept produces nothing more than a toy monkey clanging its cymbals in my brain.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
In a room filled with pounding noises and clanging cowbells, L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
The closing number, “Match-Lit,” features a moody production with a clanging snare drum and bits of pedal-steel guitar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025
I heard a clanging of glass bottles in someone’s bag.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
