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All 11 of her previous attempts had clanked away or rimmed out or missed altogether, a slump eerily reminiscent of the 0-for-10 start that struck unexpectedly against Minnesota on Jan. 30.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2025

His final, decisive shot a few nights earlier had clanked off the back iron.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2022

The Colonials had clanked two free throws, missed an uncontested dunk, given away the ball 10 times and burned two timeouts.

From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2015

General Montgomery's offensive east of Caen, which had jumped off to such a promising start early in the week, had clanked to a grinding stop.

From Time Magazine Archive

Steering had gone to the office door, then the bank door had clanked to behind him before Madeira moved.

From Sally of Missouri by Young, Rose E. (Rose Emmet)