pow
Example Sentences
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His heart seemed to speed up and then — pow — he was drenched in sweat.
From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023
His wife, Jenna Dramise, also posted on Instagram, saying “tonight I hope to ride some pow or bikes with you in my dreams.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2023
"Toy soldiers, all that jazz. Even now I'm like, 'pow, pow, pow,' on the tour bus."
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2022
“No one I’ve ever known has done anything like that. You go to a Native-American pow wow and you don’t hear anything like this.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2021
He made a loud pow sound and pretended like he had shot.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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