sonic boom
Example Sentences
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A meteor streaked across the New York City area in broad daylight on July 16, 2024, producing a sonic boom as it passed just south of the Statue of Liberty.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Witnesses told the BBC it sounded "like a bomb" and compared it to a "sonic boom".
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Although the X-59 was designed to minimize the disruptive sonic boom typically associated with supersonic aircraft, these initial supersonic flights are not intended to demonstrate that capability.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026
A sonic boom has been reported across parts of the East and South East of England.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025
There’s a loud sound, a sonic boom as my world cracks.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
