thwack

Example Sentences

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“He used to really thwack into the wall.”

From New York Times

Each instrument cut through the air with its own vibrations — splashes, thwacks, tinkles, knocks — for a cumulative effect that was captivating to experience live.

From New York Times

When Mirren allows herself to be body-slammed, the shock of seeing the cinema’s queen thwacked into concrete makes it impossible to focus on the stakes of the scene.

From New York Times

A rented wooden vacation cottage shudders in the gusts, and the woodpecker scarers attached to the shingles thwack like machine guns.

From Washington Post

His young daughter ran in screaming, and his wife warned him not to venture outside, when another gust of wind roared, followed by another explosive “thwack.”

From Washington Post