bangs
Example Sentences
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People in the building reported hearing loud bangs when the fire began, and some employees had to be rescued from elevators amid power outages, according to Culver City Police Department spokesperson Jennifer Atenza.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
I was in my early teens when my father suggested I wear my blond hair in a high ponytail with bangs in front.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Resident Faye Sturgess said: "Being a farming community, we're used to hearing bangs from scaring the rabbits in the fields, but this was like nothing I've ever heard."
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
But that picture has now been totally reversed, with three loud bangs.
From Slate ● May 9, 2026
I push my bangs away from my glasses.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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