thunderous
Example Sentences
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“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
Full of thunderous strings and Wagnerian vocals, it starts off as an opera song, changes tempo three times, introduces a guest verse from Bjork and ends with an almighty rave breakdown.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 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
“Purdue sucks!” he bellowed to thunderous applause, “So does Michigan and Ohio State!”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
There was a thunderous boom, so loud it shook the entire tent, and a flash of white-gold light.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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