bangs

Example Sentences

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Resident Faye Sturgess said: "Being a farming community, we're used to hearing bangs from scaring the rabbits in the fields, but this was like nothing I've ever heard."

From BBC • May 10, 2026

But that picture has now been totally reversed, with three loud bangs.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

Shots were allegedly fired as US President Donald Trump attended a press dinner in Washington on Saturday night, witnesses and AFP reporters said as loud bangs were heard at the hotel venue.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

"Woken by huge bangs and wailing siren," he texted.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

She got a new haircut recently; she has blunt bangs and long layers now.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day