thunderclap

Example Sentences

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Jack Dempsey was a human thunderclap, but hardly alone in that.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

"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

His chapters end with a wink as often as a thunderclap.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 7, 2025

As he ran, flinching at every thunderclap, he began to feel guilty about sneaking away from the house.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen