thumps
Example Sentences
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Alcaraz turns around and thumps Sinner at the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
As the beat from Azealia Banks’ “212” thumps in the background, she bounces around her tiny New York bedroom, twirling like a chemically enhanced cool girl.
From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025
Orbs of yellow light wash over plates of juicy chicken inasal; longtime friends catch up over handpicked wines as music thumps in the background.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025
And they’re attracted to rhythmic thumps on the surface, so the Fremen — people who live in the Arrakis desert — walk in strange, loping, arrhythmic steps to avoid accidental detection.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2024
His tail thumps gently on the floor in a hopeful wag.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
