Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clunking
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Each must traverse more than a mile-and-a-half of terrain, through a canyon, into shadows and out, over rolls that hurl the body half a football field through the air before thudding it back down again.—
Barry Svrluga,
Washington Post,
8 Feb. 2026 -
The latest version kicks off with a moody set piece before a gun shot and thudding drums make way for a beat that sounds like a drowning beeper.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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The vibe is flirty but chic—ready for low lighting, a wine list, and knees bumping beneath the table.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
3 Mar. 2026
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On the walk back, Lilian noticed a girl, a head taller than Jude, keeping to his side, sometimes bumping into him.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Each nail has a double circle design that sits at a different spot on each nail, creating movement and appearing as if the circles are bouncing from nail to nail.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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The documentary rides an emotional seesaw, bouncing between moments of despair and elation during interviews dozens of AI fanatics and skeptics.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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However, regularly skipping breakfast can negatively affect health.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
8 Mar. 2026
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Still, skipping the opportunity to repeat as world champ might provide a nice break for Liu, who has grown weary of the intense attention she’s drawn since winning gold at the Milan Cortina Games.—
Mercury News staff,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Mosaku said, banging the counter.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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Everyone’s hitting, banging bodies.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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The examples below ended with Mbeumo forcing a save from Manchester City’s Gianluigi Donnarumma, Sesko scoring a later winner against Fulham and Joshua Zirkzee glancing just wide during the draw with West Ham.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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For much of the New Deal legislation passed, the executive branch drafted the legislation and sent it to Congress, which approved it after glancing at it — or not looking at all, Yoo said.—
Mikayla Bunnell,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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Canadarm was used for spacewalking, several Hubble Space Telescope missions and some impromptu maneuvers such as knocking an ice plug off a frozen shuttle drain line, according to NASA.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Return to New York when Broadway comes knocking.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Mar. 2026
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Wire services and newspaper correspondents sent Patrick’s tale ricocheting from coast to coast and around the world.—
Steven Levingston,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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De Jong added to the lead from inside the area in the 32nd and López sealed the victory with a beautiful long-range shot in the 81st, with the ball ricocheting off the post before going into the net.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Clunking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clunking. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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