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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Andy clattered up the hill through the brush and pulled to a halt.—
Bob Cary,
Outdoor Life,
15 Oct. 2025
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As Mathias Jensen’s 95th-minute strike clattered into the net, at once extinguishing Manchester United’s stuttering attempt to come back from two early goals down at Brentford on Saturday lunchtime, a lot of attention turned to the away dugout.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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Something, however, clicked after his first interception.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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When Gieske pointed the knife at the man and his sister, the man clicked his handgun’s safety and asked Gieske to get away from them, the complaint said.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Morale was high and the margin was 71-66 shortly after Bruce Brown scored a second-chance bucket and chirped at Durant, his former teammate.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
21 Dec. 2025
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Sparrows that had flown down into the roofless atrium chirped noisily.—
Daniyal Mueenuddin,
New Yorker,
23 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But his threat came as widespread protests—fueled by a devaluing currency and rapid inflation—have rattled the country in the past week, leading to violent clashes involving security forces.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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But a turnover from San Diego State leading scorer BJ Davis (22) gave Boise State senior guard Dylan Andrews the chance to win the game at the buzzer; however, his midrange jumper over a defender rattled inside the rim and back out as the buzzer sounded.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Clanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clanked. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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