loud report

Example Sentences

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What’s a “marron”? It’s usually spelled “maroon” and it means a firework with a loud report, often employed like an artillery shell to signal the start or conclusion of a show.

From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2018

There was a loud report; the plane flew on.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Washington Crusaders chapter held no dinner but uncorked its campaign with a loud report.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was a ten-foot spurt of flame, a burst of yellow smoke, a loud report and the car whizzed away down the track.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Come into money, have you?” he cried, chuckling and slapping his thigh with a loud report.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya