Example Sentences

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From Chicago came word that Jake Arvey, who had been thumping for Ike Eisenhower, admitted that Harry Truman "has picked up a lot."

From Time Magazine Archive

Lawanne had been thumping a typewriter for hours, he told Hollister, until his fingers ached.

From The Hidden Places by Sinclair, Bertrand W.

His guess was correct: Sheridan had been thumping the desk with his right hand.

From The Turmoil, a novel by Tarkington, Booth

Mr. Hammond's heart, which had been thumping anything but a wedding march beneath the summer under-flannels, leaped up and stuck in his throat; but he choked it down and gasped a faint affirmative.

From Thankful's Inheritance by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby

My heart had been thumping violently, and I dare say so was poor Jill’s.

From Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers by Stables, Gordon