rumbling
Example Sentences
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Two: Last year on the Southwest Chief, I woke up at dawn as we were rumbling through the Arizona desert.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026
As a kid rumbling by “the Joey P” in the backseat of my mom’s minivan, I never thought about what it really means to decorate a warship for Christmas.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025
On Carnforth resident posted on the site: "Heard a rumbling sound which intensified in to a loud bang. Thought my roof was collapsing or something! Very scary."
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
A dispute that began at Deutsche Bank as far back as 2013 is still rumbling on.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025
The snow was coming down harder, but it was very still, except that from far off I heard the rumbling of shelf ice.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.