clunk

The road was too narrow to swerve, and we heard a nasty clunk.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026

A loud clunk and the crowd roared as the ball sailed above the field and over the fence for a walk-off home run to seal the championship win.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 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

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

Harry could hear the clunk of his trunk on the stairs, and knew that the sounds had scared Dudley out of the kitchen.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" 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

Cilic clunks his forehand into the net and Del Potro takes the first set!

From The Guardian ● Jun. 7, 2018

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

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

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

The turntable gave a dying ahhh and the stylus clunked home.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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

Members moved from a vision of a greener, smooth-running Scotland in the P&J Arena to the city centre, and a clunking re-engagement with a very different reality on the rails.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 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

Lurz disappeared into the closet and began muttering amid loud clunking and shuffling noises.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot