Examples of thud in a Sentence
Noun
The book hit the floor with a thud.
The ball landed with a thud.
I heard a heavy thud on the roof.
Verb
The ball thudded against the side of the house.
the snowball thudded against the side of my car
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Timpani, bass drums, and piano follow with a concussive thud.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The lyrical register of pop music demands imagery that’s direct and broadly relatable, the kind of message that can be easily understood over a thudding bass line.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The powerful primate makes contact with the glass wall with a heavy thud, which leaves the group near the wall gasping and yelping in fear.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Timpani, bass drums, and piano follow with a concussive thud.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
Here’s where the treadmill picks up and our steps start thudding on the track.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The lyrical register of pop music demands imagery that’s direct and broadly relatable, the kind of message that can be easily understood over a thudding bass line.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thud
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“Thud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thud. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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thud
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: a dull sound : thump sense 1
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