pow
Example Sentences
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His heart seemed to speed up and then — pow — he was drenched in sweat.
From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023
It will be followed by a public luncheon at the fairgrounds in Window Rock, a gospel celebration, a song and dance, a comedy show, a pow wow and an inaugural ball.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2023
"Toy soldiers, all that jazz. Even now I'm like, 'pow, pow, pow,' on the tour bus."
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2022
“No one I’ve ever known has done anything like that. You go to a Native-American pow wow and you don’t hear anything like this.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2021
So I went to his gym, and every day I bounced around, pow pow pow, light as air on my feet, and then, boom! a hook you never saw coming.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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