whoosh
Example Sentences
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It’s only when we’ve reached home that he lets out a heavy sigh, the kind that whooshes dust off the dashboard.
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The brakes squeak, the door whooshes open, and I step up to ask the driver, a big woman with long pink fingernails and shiny skin, how to get to Rancho Renato.
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A deep whooshing sort of sigh, like some important part of her is slipping out of her mouth and into the cold night air.
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The door opened with a soft whoosh and Dr. Achebe ushered Coal in.
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But before the girl could get a grip on her, there was a whoosh of air and a shriek as the girl was knocked aside.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.