bangs

Example Sentences

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The percussion on “2 Hard 4 the Radio” bangs and jumps where so much of the record crawls, and his fleet verse recalls the cadence of his 2018 hit “Nice for What.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 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

Shots were allegedly fired as US President Donald Trump attended a press dinner in Washington on Saturday night, witnesses and AFP reporters said as loud bangs were heard at the hotel venue.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

She's taken her eating disorder on the road, conditioning her hair with whipped topping and rolling her bangs in finger-size breakfast sausages.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris