thuds
Example Sentences
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"We've heard four or five additional thuds where something must have happened," said Henry.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 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
From the ceiling she heard a thud, then three fast thuds, followed by another thud.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
