crump
Example Sentences
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In February last year, the crump of artillery was still distant, but the factories had long since shut down as the city turned into a military camp with restaurants and barbers catering to soldiers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Ghost doesn't flinch at the crump of a shell landing nearby.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2023
It was more of a crump and you felt it through the rig.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2013
With a crump of rending metal, the sheer bow of the 27,100-ton carrier crashed into the starboard side of the 1,630-ton destroyer-minesweeper Hobson.
From Time Magazine Archive
However, a friendly crump, arriving in the next field, put an end to the proceedings, and we marched home.
From The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. by John David Hills
