bang

Example Sentences

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Those launches are almost as impressive in flight, surging into space with an enormous bang and rising at the speed of a bullet.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

According to the affidavit, her nephew, William Robbins, who lived in the house, was in his bedroom that night when he heard a loud bang.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“I don’t think there was a lot of bang for the buck,” McCann said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

It was part of a new trend of protests in which people bang pots and pans at night, at times yelling "Libertad," or freedom.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Pauling had not produced a bang; he had created a molecular Big Bang.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee