thwack

Example Sentences

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The following “RV Envy” adds the thwack of a full drum kit to the mix, and the staticky howl of the hurdy-gurdy is as hectic as a smashed window triggering a building’s alarm system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Dahlia Lithwick: I think what Judge Burroughs did was quite remarkable—she took a thwack at Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh in the opinion itself.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

With a hop, skip and a thwack, the age of the Chloe Kelly is upon us.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025

Combine sand and gunpowder and thwack, you’ve made a brick of TNT.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

Doon heard a hard thwack and a loud “Ouch!” at the same moment.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau