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

“Maestro,” Bradley Cooper’s intimate portrait of Leonard Bernstein, takes flight with a terrific whoosh of exuberance.

From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2023

There was the whoosh of a car heading down the street.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser