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
A chaotic 10 seconds followed, with a bang-bang play, a dropped baseball, another dash by Carroll, an errant throw by Wilmer Flores, a scramble home by Marte, and finally, a raucous celebration for the Diamondbacks.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
Hintz then scored his second of the game for some key insurance on a bang-bang pass from Pavelski with 8:40 to go.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2023
There was nothing subtle however about the way in which the Senior Surgeon's hand shot out and slammed the tonneau door bang-bang again on its original passenger.
From The White Linen Nurse by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
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