rumbling

Example Sentences

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He didn’t, however, apologize, and the PR snafu kept rumbling.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Thousands of metres beneath the ground, amid suffocating heat, lies one of the keys to Poland's rumbling mining sector -- and the world economy.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Royal scandals increase the glare on issues rumbling beneath the surface.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

A 0.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded by the British Geological Survey in the Nantlle Valley, Gwynedd, on 28 January, with reports of rumbling as far away as Llangollen.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

He kept to the ditch along the river road so that he could duck out of sight whenever a rare oxcart came rumbling by.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat