clunk
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She never even got to clunk and thud her way through any farmhouses or laboratories like a bewigged bull in a china shop.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
"I was hanging there for a second then I heard a click or a clunk and then I woke up on the floor," he said.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2024
A loud clunk and the crowd roared as the ball sailed above the field and over the fence for a walk-off home run to seal the championship win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2024
I do need to replace the tube one of these years: it sometimes makes a worrying clunk when I sit down.
From The Verge ● Apr. 27, 2022
“Oh yeah?” said Moody quietly, limping forward a few steps, the dull clunk of his wooden leg echoing around the hall.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
At no point is Desiree’s identity presented in a way that clunks with “very special episode” messaging or talking points.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2025
The fan she does have slowly clunks as it starts, eventually whirring into action.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2024
To fix it, Mr. Mace said, the Met installed shims to restrict the freedom of movement within the two towers, eliminating the clunks during weight shifts.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2018
Cilic clunks his forehand into the net and Del Potro takes the first set!
From The Guardian ● Jun. 7, 2018
But it’s heavier than it looks, and I’m struggling with it, clenching my teeth as it clunks in place.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
The scene that best defines the story’s idealism happens long before Dunk gets clunked in the head or skewered by a lance.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
The Bengals clunked to a 4-11-1 finish amid the chaos and confusion of the pandemic.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
They clunked their way through a first-round matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers mostly by relying on Durant to score a lot.
From Slate ● May 30, 2019
Financial records backed that up, but the line clunked so badly that the conservative group American Crossroads ended up showing it to focus groups of women in swing states.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2015
Pleased with herself, she clunked down a nod, her Mickey Mouse ears still on.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Daniels strode briskly to the stand, not looking at Trump, her shoes clunking on the floor.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
However, 40dB of a smooth, consistent hum is very different from 40dB of clunking, rattling or screeching.
From BBC ● May 30, 2021
Foul balls clunking loudly upon landing in the seats.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 24, 2020
This type of wry evangelicalism was about as close to later English Puritanism as Italian eurocommunism would be to the clunking fist of Stalinism.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2018
I’d heard the piano played countless times before, to accompany hymns, but when Mary played it, the sound was nothing like that formless clunking.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
