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clatter

[klat-er] / ˈklæt ər /




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“Couture’s” three principals rarely interact with one another, but those meaningful exchanges argue that, amid the mad clatter of the everyday, a brief, unguarded moment with a stranger can be supremely restorative.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

At Encirc's Elton factory, where bottles clatter along the conveyor belts to be filled and labelled, executives say energy prices are inseparable from the push to decarbonise.

From Barron's Feb. 18, 2026

Aromatics are where things begin: ginger, garlic, onions and their cousins; the soft clatter of mirepoix or soffritto; a bloom of spices warming in fat.

From Salon Feb. 8, 2026

England lost six wickets for 39 runs in 11 overs, including 3-0 in six deliveries, continuing the clatter of wickets across the opening two days of the series at Perth Stadium.

From BBC Nov. 22, 2025

Before he could second-guess himself, Peter hurled his pack and then his crutches up and heard them clatter onto a stony ledge.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

“Slap the City” clatters and coos with R&B falsetto and at least makes the blank nihilism of Drake’s dating life feel self-aware.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

She watches a humanoid robot totter around a demonstration kitchen until it trips on a chair and clatters to the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

The 19-year-old's quickest time on the board so far is a 1:18.667 and on his latest run, clatters the kerbs in the borrowed Haas.

From BBC May 16, 2024

He clatters into the Burkina Faso captain Koffi in goal.

From The Guardian Jan. 29, 2022

It clatters against the saucer and I notice her hand is shaking.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

The United Press International and Associated Press teletypes clattered away in a corner of the Columbus Citizen-Journal’s newsroom where I worked as a reporter in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 8, 2026

After being rocked by a deep Alcaraz return at 15-30, he clattered another forehand into the net on championship point.

From BBC Feb. 1, 2026

But moments later Davide Bartesaghi clattered into Mikael Ellertsson, leaving Stanciu with the task of beating France goalkeeper Mike Maignan and taking a shock three points.

From Barron's Jan. 8, 2026

A tattooed skateboarder clattered over sidewalks, and a man sat on a bench in the shade, reading the Bible and taking notes near the opera house where the musical “Oklahoma” was playing.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2024

It clattered over the tarmac under the swing.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Once it missed the dishwasher altogether, sending a plate clattering to the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

It's touching and poignant, but a clattering breakbeat is a distraction from the sentiment.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Johnson was dismissed in the 55th minute after clattering into Lopez, a needless challenge that initially earned a yellow card from Erik Lambrechts before VAR sent him trudging to the dressing room.

From Barron's Nov. 4, 2025

And the clattering syncopated loop that repeats through “Oblivion” is there mostly as a contrast to the wispy and diaphanous vocals, which are so thin and leavened with reverb that they threaten to float away.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 21, 2025

We climbed aboard the clattering omnibus just as it pulled up, and it carried us all the way to the southern edge of the city, where the prairie grasses grew tall and abundant.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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