clunk
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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
“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
The shuttle slips off the dock onto the launch railings with a clunk.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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
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 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
Cilic clunks his forehand into the net and Del Potro takes the first set!
From The Guardian ● Jun. 7, 2018
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
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
At first, I was so nervous that I clunked a few easy returns.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2021
And on and on, while Genie clunked the heavy suitcase against the shaky steps, going down them for the last time.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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
I’d heard the piano played countless times before, to accompany hymns, but when Mary played it, the sound was nothing like that formless clunking.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
