whoosh
Example Sentences
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And then whoosh — whatever the ball hit, it knocked down everything at once.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
Even the sound mix is brutally naturalistic, with the dialogue fighting to be heard over the whoosh of traffic in the exterior scenes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
The sling whips over the top with a whoosh.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025
The oceanic whoosh of interstellar signals to which she’s been listening without cease for years suddenly shifts into something sharp and deliberate.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024
With a whoosh, Auk IV climbed smoothly into the air and headed down the mountain.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
