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Riders and drivers took increasingly elaborate swerves to avoid the wince-inducing jolts of a full-on pothole clunk.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2023

I’ve found the gear shifting to be smooth far more often than not, albeit with the very occasional clunk.

From The Verge ● Dec. 8, 2020

And it does—it slides right in, and as I twist, I hear the satisfying clunk of the lock turning.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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

The fan she does have slowly clunks as it starts, eventually whirring into action.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2024

But these clunks are essential to the Busch style, and not just because his plays, with the exception of his Broadway hit “The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife,” have usually been niche-taste, shoestring affairs.

From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2020

McIlroy clunks a chip 15 feet past the hole.

From The Guardian ● May 17, 2019

With two sharp clunks, the doors flew open and Harry felt his seat tip sideways: Next thing he knew he was sprawled on the damp ground.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

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

She clunked her head the way Fern does when she’s proud of herself or when she knows she’s right.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

Daniels strode briskly to the stand, not looking at Trump, her shoes clunking on the floor.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024

He described the film as a "structurally calamitous reboot", adding: "Mulan is clunking, illogical and anaesthetised by political correctness."

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2020

Foul balls clunking loudly upon landing in the seats.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 24, 2020

This type of wry evangelicalism was about as close to later English Puritanism as Italian eurocommunism would be to the clunking fist of Stalinism.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2018

And then there was a mournful noise, and a clunking sound, and Adelaide’s little brother’s head was buried in his arms on the desk.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu