eardrum
Example Sentences
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The sparse landscaping on the thoroughfares left sidewalks exposed to the bright sun, and the constant rumble of trucks and buses assaulted the eardrums.
From Los Angeles Times
She had been trying to escape her relationship with Charron, who had perforated her eardrum in an earlier attack, and she had taken out a restraining order against him.
From Los Angeles Times
When those vibrations reach our ears, they send a vibration through our eardrums, which is recognized in the brain as sound.
From Salon
Reema, then 22, survived with serious burns, a punctured eardrum, and trauma.
From BBC
Ministry also made an indelible impression, blasting everyone’s eardrums to pieces.
From Los Angeles Times
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