Example Sentences

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The juke box was dinning and it was like looking into the depths of a murky cave.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

And in Joan's brain was dinning the question.

From The Imaginary Marriage by Cooper, Henry St. John

Yes, somewhere among the hillocks seaward its note was dinning.

From The Ship of Stars by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Delaney's dogs were already to be heard, and the roll of hoofs on the Lower Road was dinning in his ears, as he leaped from the buckskin before the depot.

From The Octopus : A story of California by Norris, Frank

That was what was dinning in her ears all the time Ella had been talking in the carriage.

From Phyllis of Philistia by Moore, Frank Frankfort