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

Herbert certainly felt the thunder against the Texans.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

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

“Drop the boy,” Nyame commands, a deep rumbling following his words like thunder after lightning.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer