rumbling

Example Sentences

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Thousands of metres beneath the ground, amid suffocating heat, lies one of the keys to Poland's rumbling mining sector -- and the world economy.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Residents in Thailand's Ban Thanon Khot are accustomed to the rumbling of trains – rail is a key mode of transportation connecting the remote town with major cities.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Payne broke one tackle, then another, then another, rumbling his way 35 yards until he’d scored a walk-off touchdown, leaving USC with a 9-4 record and bitter taste in its mouth heading into the offseason.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

As a kid rumbling by “the Joey P” in the backseat of my mom’s minivan, I never thought about what it really means to decorate a warship for Christmas.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

And just like every other morning over the past month, Sir Fig Newton inhaled the entire bowl in thirty seconds flat, then followed with a frozen pause and a low rumbling, “Urp.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas