Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clanking
Verb
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But there is a big part of me that just needs a photo of Martin Scorsese and alt-comic Robby Hoffman clinking their Emmy statues together.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Of course, this stat includes the myriad styles of chardonnay, even if our collective imagination pictures throngs of stereotypical oaky chard drinkers clinking glasses while snacking on sticks of butter.—
Devin Parr,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Marseille’s supporters could be forgiven a sense of deja vu after seeing their club once again respond to the starting gun by clattering into the season’s first hurdle.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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Each step sends shards of stone clattering downhill, debris once sealed beneath glacial ice.—
Molly Hunter,
NBC news,
19 Aug. 2025
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Spotlight still mainly takes the form of a big search bar in the middle of your screen, invoked by clicking the magnifying glass on the top-right of the menu bar or with the Command + space keyboard shortcut.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Create a new account by clicking here, then place a $5 bet on Buccaneers-Texans or Chargers-Raiders to instantly unlock your rewards.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The show pays tribute to that feeling in scenes throughout, but perhaps none more than a flashback scene in the pilot that shows the Truth Teller in its prime – a newsroom brimming with reporters, typewriters clacking, a printing press running at full speed, a deadline at hand.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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The doc plunges straight into the stories that Hersh broke back in those keyboard-clacking days, beginning with his exposé on the fallout of nerve gas testing at an Army facility in Utah.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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Jones is chirping at the Lions offensive line; Brooks came over to grab Jones and settle him down.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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No rattling wheels, no jolts, just a smooth, whisper-quiet ride.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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At Chapman University, senior Zack Dell said the assassination has been rattling.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Clanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clanking. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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