bang-bang
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Then, what appeared to be a tying single from Pages was denied by a diving stop from third baseman Matt Chapman, who fired across the diamond to beat Pages on a bang-bang play.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2025
“We need to reduce our need for novelty and stimulation and whizzy-whizzy bang-bang dopamine, and just take time out to breathe and stare at the clouds - literally, if you're on a flight,” she says.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2024
Penalties have hurt the Kraken this trip and they paid instantly for a Yanni Gourde boarding call when Palmieri cashed-in on a bang-bang pass out in front that Grubauer had zero chance of stopping.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024
No 9-year-old will remember, as an adult, being safe or out on a bang-bang play at first.
From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2023
He could hear the jolly bang-bang of the drum and the whoop of a trumpet.
From The Dark House by Wylie, I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross)
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