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

In front of their own people, if they have anything about them, there's surely some thunder coming on Saturday.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 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

It was like the wildest storm, when wind and rain crash and great surf waves thunder, except that the wind, the rain, and the waves were all made of fire.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr