pounding
Example Sentences
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“The hate, the fearmongering, the divisiveness, the stuff that’s trying to hijack our league will not win,” White said, pounding the table.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Then comes the sound, clams tossed in hot pans, cleavers pounding roast pork, a Cantonese rock ballad barely rising above the crowd.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
"I was shaking, I was just shaking and my heart was pounding," Urmston told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Upstairs, children pore over schoolbooks, mothers prepare lunch and television sets flicker in cramped living rooms, all against the constant background noise of shredders whining and baling presses pounding below.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
I was so tired by the night’s adventures, my temples were pounding and my eyes felt puffy.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
