roar
Example Sentences
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As Coriolanus’ iron-fisted mother, Volumnia, artistic director and Indie Shakes co-founder Melissa Chalsma doesn’t so much speak as roar.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
It buys prestige, photographs, the roar that drowns out everything the host would rather you not hear.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
“The Listeners” arrives with some of the appointments of a horror movie—and if one were subject to a constant roar like Claire’s, one might indeed scream.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
It's a tradition repeated in stadiums across the world, with crowds of spectators rising up in a rippling roar.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Akira put her hands to her ears, but she could still hear the noise of half a million people in the crowd like the dull roar of a fire in the distance.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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