Example Sentences

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To the Nolan fanboys, the “Batman” television series’ creators made West carry shark repellent and throw onomatopoeic punches because they didn’t understand what it meant to be Batman.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Mr. Baker puts weight on the theory that the word “may have come about due to its onomatopoeic qualities.”

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2022

Are there other heretofore unknown Star Wars animals whose names are just a normal Earth mammal plus an onomatopoeic word for beating on something that begins with a “W?”

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2018

But Tuscaloosa, the state’s fifth-largest city whose name almost rings onomatopoeic for Southern, will always be home.

From The Guardian • Dec. 22, 2017

Silly songs and rhymes with interesting onomatopoeic sounds and simple, repetitive words are also highly useful, such as “Galumph Went the Little Green Frog” and “Jelly in a Bowl.”

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin