thunk
Example Sentences
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Her eyes sting with tears as the petite cakes thunk to the bottom of the trash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The venue fell silent as his final shot sailed toward the target, hitting with a thunk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2024
Not twigs, mind you, but big, heavy limbs that would fall straight down with a thunk and a shoosh of dead leaves onto my front lawn.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 8, 2023
And who would've thunk that at the time?
From Salon ● May 16, 2023
Marlena leans over to release her, but before she can, Queenie squirms free, hitting the floor with a thunk.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
