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Example Sentences

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“We’re all men,” center Jalen Duren said after a recent win over the Charlotte Hornets exploded into an all-out rumble in the third quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

In the morning, the rumble of rock-grinding machines, which crush through buckets of substrate, could be heard before the savannah's fauna began its daily chorus.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Another, in Silverdale, posted: "Loud rumble and rattling of fixtures in house, as though something had collapsed or the chimney had fallen off. Significant enough to go outside to check."

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

This includes new curve-warning signs, tightened intersections, updated road stripes, safety bollards and rumble strips designed to slow traffic.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Military lorries rumble through the streets in a fog of exhaust.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin