thunder

Example Sentences

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The showers will be wintry in nature with hail and thunder for some.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

An AFP reporter had earlier Tuesday reported blasts in Tehran, after a night of heavy bombardment mixed with thunder and rain.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

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

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

When I’m almost done with my tenth mile, someone calls, “On your left!” and four girls thunder past me, one of them wearing an Oakview High cross-country shirt.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison