roar
Example Sentences
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That’s nowhere near the $4.50 a pound, adjusted for inflation, that U.S shrimpers earned back in the roaring 1980s, when shrimp was less common in home kitchens and something of a luxury item.
From Los Angeles Times
The Chrysler Building was first envisioned in the roaring 1920s, prior to the 1929 Wall Street crash, and completed in just two years.
From Barron's
During the worst of it, with no one else around but the roar of the firestorm, “I had to hold it up to myself,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times
Márquez ran to the roof of her house, where the roar of planes overhead filled the night sky.
Having moved into such a dominant position, Littler finished in style with a 147 checkout before letting out a roar as he turned to a crowd that had backed him throughout the final.
From BBC
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