clunk

Example Sentences

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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

I do need to replace the tube one of these years: it sometimes makes a worrying clunk when I sit down.

From The Verge • Apr. 27, 2022

There was a whirr and clunk, like metal grinding against metal.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood