thunderous
Example Sentences
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His shock-and-awe campaign may have lost its thunderous momentum, but the offensive never stopped.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Fly-half Dan Edwards missed a second conversion, perhaps the effect of a difficult afternoon as he found himself the victim of thunderous tackles.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
A man jumped on the stage, grabbed the microphone and led the plaza in a thunderous victory chant, “¡Coreano, hermano, ya eres mexicano!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
At a launch party ahead of April’s Beijing auto show, Volkswagen unveiled four new EVs alongside thunderous Chinese drumming and a performance by a local dance troupe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
“You know what it is!” she seethed, still trying to keep her voice down, even as the pain in her head turned into a thunderous roar.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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