bangs

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • May 9, 2026

"All of a sudden I heard two bangs," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The president was sitting on the dais in a cavernous ballroom when several distant bangs were heard around 8:30 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

We have heard some of the bangs, some of the interceptions of what is going on over Dubai.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

My breathing is almost back to normal when the door bangs open, and I jump.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty