whoosh
Example Sentences
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No iPhone glows disturbed the darkness, just snores and the thud of wheels, the occasional whoosh of a passing train tilting us to one side.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
The morning simmered into the afternoon, and the news of the day continued to whoosh by.
From Slate • Mar. 8, 2025
In the fires, palms went up with a whoosh, like matchsticks in hell.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025
Their breathing, sharp and drawn out with the occasional whoosh, mirrored the rise and fall of their limbs.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024
There was the whoosh of a car heading down the street.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
