thud

The follow-up to the brilliant “Tattoo You” landed with a thud.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

The thud of fists walloping punching bags reverberates through the gym from morning until evening.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

The discrepancy makes for a uniquely unnerving experience, especially in a theater with a decent sound system, where every unexpected thud can feel like it’s creeping in closer and closer.

From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026

One interview with talk-radio show “LBC” was interrupted when air defenses intercepted another Iranian attack with an audible thud.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

Suddenly, Clara heard a tremendous thud, and something, or someone, landed on the grass above.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

He described spotting mysterious "orange orbs flaring up and down" when investigating "loud thuds heard in the mountains" on a test range where others had spotted UFOs in preceding days.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

He has since returned to training at his Tokyo stable, where the bone-crunching thuds of wrestlers colliding echoes around the walls six mornings a week.

From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026

Tom has reached an age when he can no longer get around the house without an accompaniment of creaks and groans and thuds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

Headbangers, hipsters, all languages, all ages — every demographic on Earth appears to adore his music — and so do we from the opening thuds that introduce us to his echoey, body-moving beats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025

Tab jumped experimentally, landing with flat-footed thuds on the stage.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

It turned out to be a moot point when the new results thudded into my inbox: I scored a 666 ng/dL, right in the normal range.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Sixty-six-year-old Jose Pena hid in the bushes as two Ecuadoran military helicopters thudded overhead.

From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026

There were gasps from the crowd as the ball either thudded into a Glamorgan batter or the gloves of Kent keeper Steve Marsh.

From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025

The theater literally thudded with the sound of high heels as attendees flooded out while Mohammed offered his own housekeeping notes, including a directive to “vacate in height order” in case of emergency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2024

And yet still, as he stole close, his heart pounded in his chest and the blood thudded in his ears like beach drums.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

The propulsive groove on “Another Life” evokes a thudding drum break pulled from a dusty groove pressed in the early ’70s, as Ms. Howard sings forcefully, moving between a curling falsetto and a feral howl.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Williams had no problem approaching the devastating service speed of her glory days, thudding down one unreturnable delivery that reached 120mph late in the first set.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

In “1984,” Big Brother survives by wielding absolute power; freedom is flattened by the thudding steps of a goose-stepping soldier and by language that makes those steps seem necessary.

From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025

As chants of "There's only one Dave Allen" rang around the venue, the home fighter had to bite down on his gumshield early on and take thudding blows from Makhmudov.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2025

I slowed my chewing, my heart suddenly thudding.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo