whoosh

Example Sentences

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No iPhone glows disturbed the darkness, just snores and the thud of wheels, the occasional whoosh of a passing train tilting us to one side.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

The morning simmered into the afternoon, and the news of the day continued to whoosh by.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 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

Distant sirens and horns and the whoosh of the nearby freeway provide the accompanying pulse.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2024

The whoosh of guilt, coming in like water through her broken ship.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti