thunder

Example Sentences

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An AFP reporter had earlier Tuesday reported blasts in Tehran, after a night of heavy bombardment mixed with thunder and rain.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Some will have hail and an odd crack of thunder, but the showers won't last long as they get blown quickly across the skies by gusty winds.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

The rich Redfellows get dispatched one by one in scenes that are fun but empty — neither cathartic nor comic, simply boxes to be checked off to great big poundings of thunder and harpsichords.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

I don’t want to steal the thunder of Joanna Stern, Nicole Nguyen and Christopher Mims, so have at it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Boaz slid to the floor, struggling to regain his footing, at the same time that he heard a rumbling that might have passed for thunder.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny