thunder
Example Sentences
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The rich Redfellows get dispatched one by one in scenes that are fun but empty — neither cathartic nor comic, simply boxes to be checked off to great big poundings of thunder and harpsichords.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
This was as dominant a Scotland performance as you'll get over England, a thing of thunder and beauty, class and heart, ruthlessness and intelligence.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
I don’t want to steal the thunder of Joanna Stern, Nicole Nguyen and Christopher Mims, so have at it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
Dubai's Emirates airline axed 13 flights on Friday and there were also delays and cancellations at neighbouring Sharjah's airport after the overnight downpour, which woke residents with lightning flashes and loud cracks of thunder.
From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025
Rain lashed the house, and thunder boomed again.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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