Example Sentences

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The view was still blocked by a Venetian blind, which he hoisted clatteringly.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

When they landed clatteringly, he stepped quietly through the door.

From Unwise Child by Garrett, Randall

In vain—the castle's door is rudely closed; A flash of brightness from within, then dark, The doors once more swing clatteringly together.

From Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study by Sadger, J.

The force of the stroke knocked the key clatteringly to the floor.

From Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story by Terhune, Albert Payson

To work off the pride and joy caused by this avowal, Patrick mounted the broad seat extending all around the summerhouse and began to walk clatteringly upon it.

From Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day by Heydrick, Benjamin A.