thump

Example Sentences

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Moments later, a bass thump sounded in the distance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

A spokesman for survivors described it as a "thump in the jaw".

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Bruno Fernandes swung his delivery to the far post and Casemiro rose highest to thump a towering header past Bernd Leno.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

That same thump carried me back to Eixample and Batea, a sleek bistro where Catalan and Galician food dance until closing time.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025

It landed with a thump, padded over to Bob, and started purring again as it rubbed against his boots.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan