Example Sentences

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On Sunday, they were clanking those shots in an elimination game with a trip to the Finals on the line.

From Slate • May 28, 2018

Henry Ford’s first cars were clanking, clattering, high-end menaces.

From Slate • Jul. 24, 2015

If the Wizards were clanking three-pointers, the Mavericks were converting them into easing fast-break points.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2012

The Hobermanbots were clanking and swarming Wednesday evening on social media and elsewhere, as news emerged that Village Voice Media had abruptly severed ties with Jim.

From Time • Jan. 5, 2012

Boxcar doors were clanking, swallowing whole parades of people.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli