bang on

chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bang on Clearly, this is a date that exists bang on the ley line of footballing destiny. Duncan Alexander, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025 Irving decides to bang on the door anyway. Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025 Hall was mobbed by teammates by the half-wall, but there were no fans to bang on the glass like there would’ve been at the United Center. Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025 Phony heist turns to murder Nesbit’s criminal career had ended with a bang on New Year’s Eve 1936. Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bang on
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Adjective
  • This story was updated with a correct statement from the FBI.
    Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
  • Layne suggested Edward ride again the following week, and over time, as the Lamb family regularly made its way to the Batty farm, Edward started to point out the correct directions.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Prices were accurate at the time of publication but may change.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • That will give you an accurate sense of whether psychological safety is improving—or if the conversation is going in circles. 2.
    Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • The coloration of light in this image does not depict a true optical rainbow as would be seen by the naked eye, but rather a colored representation of different wavelengths of light that highlight the instrument's capability to analyze various components of the solar atmosphere.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 15 May 2025
  • Dylan’s life is full of true — meaning real — contradictions.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Related Articles Despite all the economic turmoil in the world, the shopping center industry has been in good shape.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 19 May 2025
  • The film topped Entertainment Weekly's 2022 list of Tom Cruise-starring projects ranked by grade, and came in just behind Born on the Fourth of July as containing Cruise's all-time best screen performance.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • To have a golf course — the quality, a major championship-caliber one in Quail Hollow — just south of Charlotte’s center city proper, not a lot of cities can come up with that kind of opportunity.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
  • Your pricing is too low to support proper delivery.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

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“Bang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bang%20on. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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