clunk
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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
“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
He barely had time to glance around, however, before there was a muffled clunk from behind them: The door had reappeared, sealing them inside the vault, and they were plunged into total darkness.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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
The fan she does have slowly clunks as it starts, eventually whirring into action.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2024
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
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
One floor down, in her music studio, Anderson clunked the black box down.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2021
I said “Yessir” and “No, sir” but I kept my eyes on my inky arm and clunked the heels of those majorette boots against the legs of my chair.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
Daniels strode briskly to the stand, not looking at Trump, her shoes clunking on the floor.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
However, 40dB of a smooth, consistent hum is very different from 40dB of clunking, rattling or screeching.
From BBC ● May 30, 2021
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
Bobby Gene’s words almost covered the clunking sound of me being an idiot.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
