Example Sentences

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“It was raining straight down, it was thundering and it was 27 degrees,” he said, recalling watching the storm early Sunday morning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

My heart was thundering like a war drum as I dialed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Soon their plane was thundering down the runway, getting up speed to lift off the ground.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2021

Considered one of the favorites after coming in second during vault qualifying, Carey was thundering down the blue runway Sunday when she tripped.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2021

It seemed that an army was thundering up the stairs.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright