thumps
Example Sentences
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Alcaraz turns around and thumps Sinner at the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
The heavy thumps of snow falling from the roof during the night into Wednesday may have woken me up, but it was a welcome sign that a slight thaw may finally have been under way.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
The drum thumps were meant to evoke their emotions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025
As the beat from Azealia Banks’ “212” thumps in the background, she bounces around her tiny New York bedroom, twirling like a chemically enhanced cool girl.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2025
The water amplifies my heartbeat so that the thumps are much louder.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
