bang-bang
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“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
But the trail runner, Andy Pages, was thrown out at home on a bang-bang play at the plate after running through a stop sign from third base coach Dino Ebel.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 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
Schwartz would score just 54 seconds later after Justin Schultz played a puck off the end boards and slipped him a quick pass for a bang-bang net front play.
From Seattle Times • May 9, 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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