Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clanked
Verb
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Our buckteeth clinked painfully.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025 -
Glasses clinked; and at the center of it all was her very first ESSENCE cover, in October 2017.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Zinc roofs clattered lightly against each other in the wind, the only sound in the village.—
Pelumi Salako,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The yelps and chatter of a nursery school recess clattered down from a small hill overlooking the scene.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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On the other side of a chain link fence, a women’s pickleball foursome click-clacked through a couple of sets, seemingly clueless about the identity of the two young men readying themselves for the start of the 2026 season.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Dresses swished and dress shoes clacked against the floor as couples danced for bragging rights in one of the biggest celebrations of Black culture in KC.—
Alexa Stone
Updated October 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The slick, predominantly instrumental music KIFM played clicked with many listeners.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Something clicked in Green Bay.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Birds chirped and neighbors emerged from hibernation, exchanging greetings after months indoors.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Other small birds chirped and tweeted across the sky.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Already, the conflict has rattled global markets and left Iran's leadership weakened by hundreds of Israeli and American airstrikes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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The earthquake rattled at a depth of just 3 miles, with its epicenter about 1 mile southwest of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Clanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clanked. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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