clank

Example Sentences

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The sound of clanking leg shackles could be heard moments before Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro walked into the door of a New York City courtroom for the first time.

From BBC

The clank of this supposed breakthrough idea is as inelegant as the meandering storytelling.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It feels like a prison," he says as the gates clank shut behind him.

From BBC

The early scenes have a certain ponderous solemnity as two hunter-warrior-predator brothers from the Yautja race fight for honor with weapons that combine the clank of all things medieval with modern pizzazz.

From The Wall Street Journal

But as Jimmy started down the stairwell his heel caught on a step, and the money went flying—coins bounced down the stairs, clanking and spinning.

From Literature