thunder
Example Sentences
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Some of the downpours will be heavy, with the chance of hail and thunder, particularly in Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern England and Wales.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Commodity prices lead consumer prices the way thunder follows lightning.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
An AFP reporter had earlier Tuesday reported blasts in Tehran, after a night of heavy bombardment mixed with thunder and rain.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
The album started with quiet wind and then turned into a tornado of thunder and sirens, swordplay and gunfire over big horns and a funky soul backbeat.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026
A fork of lightning exploded into a wave; a crash of thunder hit her ears like a boxer’s punch.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
Vocabulary lists containing thunder
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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