whoosh

Example Sentences

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Even the sound mix is brutally naturalistic, with the dialogue fighting to be heard over the whoosh of traffic in the exterior scenes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

The sling whips over the top with a whoosh.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025

In the fires, palms went up with a whoosh, like matchsticks in hell.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

The oceanic whoosh of interstellar signals to which she’s been listening without cease for years suddenly shifts into something sharp and deliberate.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024

And of course that’s when the door opens with a whoosh of light and sound.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper