rumble
Example Sentences
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It swoops down playfully in “A Black Song,” over a swung rumble of drumbeats.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Dystopian military vehicles straight out of Mad Max rumble past, encased in their own cages of steel and netting.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 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
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
Suddenly, he felt his stomach give a painful rumble and remembered he hadn’t eaten any dinner.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
Vocabulary lists containing rumble
The Outsiders
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