thundering
Example Sentences
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As he dominated center stage, the thundering chorus of his speeches — “I am … somebody” — inspired his followers even as it sometimes sounded like a painful plea.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
“It was raining straight down, it was thundering and it was 27 degrees,” he said, recalling watching the storm early Sunday morning.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
As the thundering basslines rumble, hundreds of people dance with wild abandon.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025
This city may be small, but in 1926 it became immortal, the place where a fiesta, thundering hooves, and a novel collided to shape modern legend.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
At once, I release the splendor as it erupts, thundering loudly before it separates from me and my blade to seep back into the earth.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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