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roar

[rawr, rohr] / rɔr, roʊr /


NOUN
loud outburst
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Example Sentences

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It may not be long before the roar of an internal combustion engine strikes many visitors to the U.S. as a throwback.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

He needed to roar about his many accomplishments in his 35-year career in Sacramento and Washington, to distinguish himself from the relative political neophytes around him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

When I drove up, the gate was open, though there were no other cars; from its dull roar, I could tell the plant was not totally idle.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Fleetwood tuned up his short game with a hole-in-one which made the patrons roar, with American trio Justin Thomas, Wyndham Clark and Keegan Bradley also carding aces to dial up the entertainment factor.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

It was a cold night, and Torak sat hunched in his sleeping-sack, listening to the faint, faraway roar that Renn said was the Thunder Falls.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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