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"I was hanging there for a second then I heard a click or a clunk and then I woke up on the floor," he said.

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2024

At times, I found myself fantasizing about nothing else in the world but the satisfying clunk of a torrent of ice from a self-serve soda fountain.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2023

“Then, we heard a clunk, and we all collectively knew one had dropped off. So we continued to do that, until the weights were all out.”

From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2023

“When we heard our first clunk, that was such a relief,” Price recalled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2023

The soft clunk of pool balls diverted my attention.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

At no point is Desiree’s identity presented in a way that clunks with “very special episode” messaging or talking points.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2025

In the back room of the threadbare offices of the Irish soccer team Bohemians, the printer clunks and chugs and whirs incessantly, spitting out a cascade of shipping labels.

From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2024

He had only two hours rest the night before, and he remains sound asleep until the vehicle makes it back to base and the heavy steel handle by his ear clunks open.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2022

But, like a 10-year-old Prius, the state’s strategy is showing its age, gathering problems and, as it clunks along, crying out for a tune-up.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 3, 2016

I pull out a chair, which clunks along the patio tiles.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

After the robots noisily clunked down the stairs, the strangeness of the encounter began to fade.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The scene that best defines the story’s idealism happens long before Dunk gets clunked in the head or skewered by a lance.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026

From there, Scheffler whacked it out to where it clunked in front of the green, 29 yards from the cup.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2022

The Bengals clunked to a 4-11-1 finish amid the chaos and confusion of the pandemic.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2022

The round metal thing clunked against one of the guard’s shoes and fell over on its side.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

After clicking and clunking through the barriers, they are guided to a tight alleyway before ascending metal stairways that have the feel of being in the gardens of the adjoining homes.

From BBC ● May 10, 2023

Carroll said: “He’s really excited to be back. He was missed enormously and was good to see him out there clunking around with our guys and getting back into the rhythm of it.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2022

It’s nice to see emails clunking into the box with people’s thoughts and concerns, hopes and dreams, wants and fears, wry asides, pessimistic wails, cries from the heart.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 19, 2021

Foul balls clunking loudly upon landing in the seats.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 24, 2020

Bobby Gene’s words almost covered the clunking sound of me being an idiot.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon