bang-bang
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It doesn’t even matter that Balogun’s red card for mashing a Bosnia and Herzegovina opponent’s leg was a bit much—an overreaction to a bang-bang play that looked grimmer in slow-motion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
“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
“He read it beautifully. Those are bang-bang plays where he’s making a break and the receiver’s got a low target. Those are tough plays. … No harm for Derwin on that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
“He laid down a good bunt. It would have been a bang-bang play anyways. They’ve got a lot of speed, so it’s a tough play.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
And then, lying there while the passionate and untiring sun mounted the sky, the bang-bang of his heart was replaced by a noiseless but painful movement in his stomach.
From They Twinkled Like Jewels by Farmer, Philip José
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