bang

Example Sentences

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According to the affidavit, her nephew, William Robbins, who lived in the house, was in his bedroom that night when he heard a loud bang.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“All they really have to do is get something through, and they get a big bang for the buck.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

A local farmer told AFP news agency that he had heard a loud bang before the Hercules crashed into trees near his home.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Eliot might have predicted, not with a bang but a whimper.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

This cosmic background radiation was the afterglow of the big bang.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife