thudded

Example Sentences

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Sixty-six-year-old Jose Pena hid in the bushes as two Ecuadoran military helicopters thudded overhead.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

As Mesidor and Bain have thudded their way through the first two rounds of the playoff, Miami’s pass rush has reduced some of college football’s most explosive offenses to little more than firecrackers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Fernandes flicked a first-half free-kick off the crossbar and Amrabat's long-range effort thudded against the other one after the break.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023

On the losing end was Delta Air Lines, which sank 3.5% after it gave a forecast that thudded onto Wall Street.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2023

For a second my heart thudded in my chest like the war drums in the Ridge.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia