clanging

Example Sentences

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But classic feels too fusty and self-conscious, even though “Hokum” has all the tropes: looming figures, clanging bells, ominous dumbwaiters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

“My Soul / Half Pint,” which features Dry Cleaning fan Jeff Tweedy of Wilco on clanging guitar, is about a woman who meticulously arranges her house but finds cleaning “demeaning.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

He remembers the clanging of metal and the high-pitched whining of steam, as well as the fear of gas leaks.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

Are the fears of childhood little more than a clanging we try our whole lives to suppress?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

Inej heard footsteps and clanging as Jesper and Wylan climbed onto the tank.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo