sonic
Example Sentences
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Shockwaves can form along wing surfaces and produce a sonic boom when crossing the sound barrier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The X-59's owes its eccentric design to the problem of sonic booms.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The new album’s lush sonic environment is what you notice first.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
A meteor streaked across the New York City area in broad daylight on July 16, 2024, producing a sonic boom as it passed just south of the Statue of Liberty.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
There’s a loud sound, a sonic boom as my world cracks.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Vocabulary lists containing sonic
Common Senses: Son ("Sound")
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Lend Me Your Ears: Sound Words
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My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich
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