Example Sentences

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He was allowed on — just as Poland’s Grzegorz Krychowiak was thumping what appeared to be a harmless back pass toward teammate Jan Bednarek.

From Washington Post • Jun. 19, 2018

Soon, “All Along the Watchtower,” the Jimi Hendrix version, was thumping through the stadium’s speakers as Duda approached the batter’s box.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2015

"We were very worried, my heart was thumping, literally jumping out of my chest. If I could have had a second chance, I would have run away," she says.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2015

Like I saw them play Bye Bye Badman in rehearsal, me sitting on the sofa next to Ian Brown, and my heart was thumping so hard, I nearly had a heart attack.

From The Guardian • May 26, 2013

His heart was thumping so hard he couldn't think straight.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple