clunk

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

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

At times, I found myself fantasizing about nothing else in the world but the satisfying clunk of a torrent of ice from a self-serve soda fountain.

From Salon • Sep. 2, 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

He heard the clunk of a heavy metal door opening and closing, then the whine of machinery.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden