Example Sentences

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One can be thought of as “ripple-out” inflation, where a shock to an economically ubiquitous input — like energy — reverberates throughout other goods and sectors that depend upon it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The noisy chaos of the overcrowded Congolese capital reverberates behind the walls of the hotel.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Among the rank-and-file, the fight now reverberates in church pews and parking lots, and in America’s Catholic neighborhoods from Pittsburgh to Boston to Miami.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Either way, the sound of the two rikishi colliding in the first moment of the match reverberates around the hall.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

Night has fallen, and outside the cave, thunder reverberates.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir