thudding

Example Sentences

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After a brief opening prelude, the second track, “Prophecy at 1420 MHz,” has an ominous guitar riff, thudding percussion and a pitched-down voice talking about God and run through what could be a Vocoder.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

In “1984,” Big Brother survives by wielding absolute power; freedom is flattened by the thudding steps of a goose-stepping soldier and by language that makes those steps seem necessary.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

This isn’t the kind of puzzle thriller in which all the elements click into place with a thudding literalism that compliments an attentive eye.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

The message finally got through when Dixon came out with real intent in the sixth, throwing caution to the wind and hurting Harper with an uppercut and a thudding right.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024

My heart’s thudding so quickly, it’s almost painful.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera