thunder

Example Sentences

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This was as dominant a Scotland performance as you'll get over England, a thing of thunder and beauty, class and heart, ruthlessness and intelligence.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

The album started with quiet wind and then turned into a tornado of thunder and sirens, swordplay and gunfire over big horns and a funky soul backbeat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

I don’t want to steal the thunder of Joanna Stern, Nicole Nguyen and Christopher Mims, so have at it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Dubai's Emirates airline axed 13 flights on Friday and there were also delays and cancellations at neighbouring Sharjah's airport after the overnight downpour, which woke residents with lightning flashes and loud cracks of thunder.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

When I’m almost done with my tenth mile, someone calls, “On your left!” and four girls thunder past me, one of them wearing an Oakview High cross-country shirt.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison