thunderous

Example Sentences

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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

That more positive mood music, and the thunderous applause in this chamber, will have encouraged the UK delegation that a corner could be turned.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

So are graduates pouring out of elite colleges, joining the college-educated working class and responding with a thunderous “Union Yes”? For the most part, no.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

“It’s a trailer launch? It looks like a premiere,” Villeneuve said during the event, which included a Q&A with the cast and was met by thunderous applause from the audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Its thunderous hooves became an early rumble of distant thunder, and in moments it was lost to sight.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman