clunk

Example Sentences

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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

The road was too narrow to swerve, and we heard a nasty clunk.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

“When we heard our first clunk, that was such a relief,” Price recalled.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2023

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

I heard the wheels of his chair clunk carefully down the front steps, two at a time.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan