Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clunking
Verb
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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 -
In 2016, when Bad Bunny first emerged, he was identified with a style known as Latin trap, a woozy and thudding hybrid that owes something to American hip-hop.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
17 Sep. 2025
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This boundary-breaking dance drama follows Baby (Jennifer Grey) and Johnny (Patrick Swayze) in a wrong-side-of-the-tracks romantic entanglement that all starts with a rousing night of bumping and grinding.—
Madeleine Janz,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Only 11% of drivers in the study admitted to violent road rage behaviors in the last year, such as bumping other cars on purpose or confronting other drivers.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The interior’s large buttons and switches are designed to be easily operated while a driver wears gloves or is bouncing over rough terrain.—
Michael Van Runkle,
Robb Report,
24 Sep. 2025
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Then, the camera pans to show Matilda in the cat bed staring out the sunny window, before bouncing between the two animals.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Eggs can cost more than cereals, and this can lead to this population skipping meals or going hungry.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Coaches and/or GMs always talk, but because of the Jonathan Kuminga contract standoff, skipping was apparently the way to go.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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For many, banging them in against the likes of Konyaspor and Goztepe last term is not a convincing retort to those questions.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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In a trial that began Wednesday, six Cubans, including independent journalist José Gabriel Barrenechea, also face sentences of up to nine years in prison for staging a cacerolazo protest, banging pots and pans during a blackout in the Villa Clara province in November 2024.—
Nora Gamez Torres,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Miami got back in the game in the 39th minute when Tomás Avilés poked home from a goalmouth scramble after Sergio Busquets’s glancing header from a corner had been parried out by Chris Brady.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Thomas asked, barely glancing up from his Instagram feed.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Neon lights bathed the arena as fans dressed as hot dogs, hamburgers, pharaohs and candy canes danced in their seats to the bass ricocheting from body to body.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Despite the pre-snap penalties on both sides, the refs allowed the play to continue, so Jones ripped a pass high across the middle, only for the ball to go off wide receiver Anthony Gould’s hands before ricocheting off the crossbar and out of bounds.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Even 6 inches of moving water can pose a serious risk of knocking you off your feet.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The clash with Hamlin ended badly after the 44-year-old driver made contact while trying to overtake Gibbs, knocking him out of the race.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Clunking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clunking. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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