clattered
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Busy markets sold butchered meats and fast-wilting vegetables, horse carts clattered, children shouted, and men and women gossiped in coffeehouses and read from printed newspapers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
After being rocked by a deep Alcaraz return at 15-30, he clattered another forehand into the net on championship point.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
But moments later Davide Bartesaghi clattered into Mikael Ellertsson, leaving Stanciu with the task of beating France goalkeeper Mike Maignan and taking a shock three points.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
In an ordinary industrial building off a busy Orange County street, a Seussian contraption, nearly 100 feet long, clattered to life.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2024
Another dropped his spear and had to go diving after it as it clattered on the stones.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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