pounding

Example Sentences

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Sybilla Masters, who lived in colonial Pennsylvania, invented machinery that mechanized the time-consuming, arduous task of pounding corn by hand into usable meal or flour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

In a room filled with pounding noises and clanging cowbells, L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

"I don't know who brought this hunger, it's too severe," says Regina Ewute Lokopuu, one of the women pounding the fruits.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

"I was very scared when that strike happened. I was already afraid, and my heart kept pounding from the panic and fear," she later told the BBC from hospital.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The river swallowed him whole: he was inside it and it roared through him, this pounding power of water.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver