banging
Example Sentences
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Residents in the worst affected areas have vented their frustrations by setting piles on trash on fire or banging on pots and pans.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
She said she scared the bear away by screaming and banging a pot with a wooden spoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
The group tackled Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” with Lopez leading the singing as her family and friends joined in—while waving their napkins in the air and banging on the tables.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
I’d sleep all morning, then creep out of the apartment when school was over and run back in banging doors, shouting to nobody, “I’m home!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
I slump down over the keyboard, banging my palms against my head.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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