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

Skate dads in L.A. will yell unintelligibly at you as they whoosh by, and when you don’t respond they’ll spend the rest of the session snaking you at every turn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 21, 2025

The sling whips over the top with a whoosh.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 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

The flare arced up into the murk with along whoosh and broke somewhere out over the water in a clouded light and hung there.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy