thunderclap

Example Sentences

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"On paper, this was another thunderclap quarter. And yet the stock dipped. The market is no longer pricing growth. It is pricing perpetuity."

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

He remains a thunderclap from the baseline, but has options other than ferocious groundstrokes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 7, 2025

We thought there would be a reaction but nobody could have foreseen this absolute thunderclap.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

Reaser’s laugh erupts without warning, big and loud like a thunderclap; Harner’s is equally boisterous.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

"Ah, but so help me, it is my business," Billy said with a thunderclap of laughter.

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman