thundering
Example Sentences
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As he dominated center stage, the thundering chorus of his speeches — “I am … somebody” — inspired his followers even as it sometimes sounded like a painful plea.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
This city may be small, but in 1926 it became immortal, the place where a fiesta, thundering hooves, and a novel collided to shape modern legend.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
What a perverse outcome that would be for Catholic Charities, after its thundering 9-0 victory in America’s highest court.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
"It was a thundering good job. A bit like the people working at Bletchley Park on Enigma. We were doing something important, something that mattered."
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2025
Then, all of a sudden, they were hovering over the shimmering moon’s reflection, waves thundering around them.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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