rumble

Example Sentences

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It must work, because the next time she tries the key, the car stops coughing, and its engine rumbles to life.

From Literature

The sound of construction workers talking added to the rumble.

From Literature

"I think we all know that the gig is up for Rachel," she went on, revealing she'd rumbled one of the traitors.

From BBC

A record number of tourists flocked to Japan in 2025, officials said Tuesday, despite a steep fall in Chinese visitors in December as a diplomatic row between Beijing and Tokyo rumbled on.

From Barron's

The number of Chinese tourists in Japan plunged 45 percent in December from a year earlier, the transport ministry said Tuesday, as a diplomatic row between Beijing and Tokyo rumbled on.

From Barron's