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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a sharp report" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden, loud noise or sound, often associated with something like a gunshot or a loud clap of thunder.
Example: "The silence was shattered by a sharp report that echoed through the valley."
Alternatives: "a loud bang" or "a sudden noise".
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Occasionally, one of the remaining coconuts fell with a sharp report.
Murphy provides delightful samples of 1908 baseball writing for newspapers: "There was a sharp report as Tommy caught the pellet squarely on its proboscis and sent it screeching toward the distant middle".
Suddenly he heard a sharp report and something struck the water smartly within a few inches of his head, spattering his face with spray.
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It's either a very sharp report, like a rifle, or a boom like a shotgun.
The response is the sharp report of a slap.
The smaller acorn, early in the season, when still at prime ripeness, gives off when stomped a sharp little report like a shot from a cap pistol.
Then almost at the edge of town, on our way to the Trade Mart, where we were going to have the luncheon, we were rounding a curve, going down a hill [when] suddenly, there was a sharp, loud report... a shot.
Using the 14C content in tree rings, Miyake (2013) reported that there is a sharp increase reported in cosmic ray flux during CE 993 994.
Yesterday, Gizmodo reporter Alejandro Alva wrote what I hope will be a sharp, ongoing reporting series about underclass life in Silicon Valley.
Lastly, crown your portfolio with a sharp looking professional report cover.
Other UK-based reports say there's been a sharp rise in reported hate crimes since the EU referendum.
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