pounding
Example Sentences
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Nothing gets the pulse pounding like an existential threat to humanity.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Even better, so far this year energy and resource stocks have zigged while the market has zagged—producing their biggest gains just when bonds, and other stocks, have most taken a pounding.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Traffic cones have been placed around the crater, and AFP reported that waves pounding the sea front can be seen "lapping in the hole and rushing out again under the stanchions that support the home".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Visually, the entire set was stunning, with fast cuts of Nancy Whang pounding on her keyboard, Al Doyle whirring his synthesizer, and Murphy shouting into his microphone, wrapped around his arm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
My heart is pounding so hard, I can feel my body shaking.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
