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Recent Examples of thunkKnicks head coach Tom Thibodeau predicted the type of thunk Brogdon would attempt.—Fred Katz, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025 Just an hour before, the metallic thunk of a mailbox lid triggered a line from his play, The Fear of 13, spoken when his character, a death-row inmate, receives a letter.—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024 There would be, for her, no thrilling thunk of a landing jay, no chickadee wings fanning her ears.—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024 The venue fell silent as his final shot sailed toward the target, hitting with a thunk.—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for thunk
And salt works well to help the proteins in the beef pop with flavor.
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Shawn J. Sullivan,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
Here, Gerdes created an airy, cohesive container with delicate, shimmering flowers of alyssum and ‘Glitz’ euphorbia, pops of pale purple ‘Starfish’ petunia blooms, soft mounds of velvety artemisia, and trailing silver tendrils of dichondra.
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Mike Irvine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 May 2025
Wait for the all-clear: After the last lightning strike or thunderclap, wait at least 30 minutes before resuming outdoor activities.
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Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
14 May 2025
The camera is rarely static over the chess match between the two, always motivated by the flashes of thought and the thunderclaps of emotion that play out between them.
Squeezing into the narrow confines, the clang of the metal doors closing and the nearness of their neighbors can be unsettling, if not downright dangerous.
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Dana O'Neil,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
In a sunlit workshop nestled in the rolling hills of Southern California, a unique artistry unfolds daily, marked by the rhythmic clang of hammer against steel.
As for her hair, the 57-year-old actor served real Marilyn Monroe energy, styling her hair in a bouncy bob with her micro bangs swept away from her face.
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Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
22 May 2025
Those are the brands that can give you the best bang for your buck.
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Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 May 2025
Therefore, there should be incentive for everyone to work collectively to get rid of STDs and give any efforts to do so more than a slow clap, so to speak.
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Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Reno piled more than 40 clap tracks onto the production, though the volume of parts involved isn’t necessarily evident in the final cut.
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