thunder

They saw messages from the divine in thunder and lightning, bird flight and the entrails of sacrificed animals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

Crowds braved record heat to attend US President Donald Trump's grand July Fourth celebrations in Washington Saturday, until sharp winds, thunder and lightning prompted evacuations and the scene descended into chaos, anger and confusion.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

But the top note, the sauce, is the silence enveloping it all, peppered by the thunder of a squall just outside.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

"It wasn't just individual flashes of lightning, it was like strobe lighting and a constant rumble of thunder for probably about 15 or 20 minutes," he told BBC Scotland News.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Its voice shook the room, a thunder of rage and grief.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

He’s quick to slide his board into one of the glassy tubes, gliding out before the wave thunders down onto the reef, a monstrous spray of lapping white froth raining down behind him.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2024

The secretary of state’s “silence thunders in my ears and heart,” the rabbi wrote.

From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2023

“Never darken my door again!” he thunders old-fashionedly, as though he’s subconsciously aware that the writers Kirsi Vikman and Jimmy Karlsson are drawing on centuries of love stories about savage men and civilizing women.

From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2023

Turn off “The Last Dance” videos, lose the romantic Bulls-colored glasses, separate the myths from the men, and the reality thunders down like a trademark James tomahawk dunk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2023

My heart thunders in my chest as our eyes lock.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

A world-cleansing storm has thundered ominously on the horizon ever since “The Bear” began.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

When CNN co-moderator Elex Michaelson asked Villaraigosa if he would cancel California’s much-maligned high-speed rail project, the candidate’s emphatic “No” thundered down like a Lebron James dunk.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

"Where is the money?" supporters of Magyar's party, Tisza, thundered in unison, referring to accusations against local Fidesz politicians over millions of euros of public funds that have gone missing.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

“A month of bombing has achieved nothing,” its cover thundered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

His foot hooked on something in the air and he hopped again, bounding up an invisible set of steps as Ivan’s water column thundered through where he had just stood.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Once inside the park before 8 a.m., their first stop was the Bridalveil Fall Trail, a short trek that takes visitors right to the base of the thundering cascade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Noise level, given we're dealing with state-of-the-art racing machines thundering around a circuit, is actually a big talking point currently and particularly pertinent for neurodivergent fans.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Dinwiddie evolves from being a thundering doubter about Washington to being an equally thundering supporter who refuses to accept the younger man’s resignation after a setback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

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

Across the street, a group of blacks responded with a thundering chorus of “We Shall Overcome.”

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman