crump

Example Sentences

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Ghost doesn't flinch at the crump of a shell landing nearby.

From BBC

We hear the drills and the crump of the digger.

From BBC

The mortar shell was in the air for what felt like a minute before it hit the ground with a distant crump.

From New York Times

Karl and I each play a “crump” – where you put an elbow or fist low down on the keyboard.

From The Guardian

Uy couldn’t predict which residents at Renaissance Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center would be fine and which would “crump,” or go into rapid respiratory failure.

From Washington Times