thunderous

Example Sentences

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So when Hernández arrived with the Oklahoma City Comets to continue his rehab assignment on Tuesday, the opposing fans greeted him with a thunderous ovation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

But even though they were a man down, Benetton pulled the score level with the first of two tries from Jacob Umaga, after a thunderous run from Tomasso Menoncello.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

“It’s a trailer launch? It looks like a premiere,” Villeneuve said during the event, which included a Q&A with the cast and was met by thunderous applause from the audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

There was nothing between Wawrinka and Fritz in the first set and they went to a tiebreak, where they exchanged a series of thunderous forehands.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

The roar becomes thunderous, filling up the world with itself, almost like a physical thing, but not in a bad way.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness