Sentence examples for a thump of from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a thump of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sound or impact, often in a figurative or descriptive context.
Example: "I heard a thump of something heavy falling in the next room."
Alternatives: "a sound of" or "a noise of".

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Lawrence punctuates each failing with a thump of the table.

You see them with a thump of shocking recognition.

Instead we got a thump of chilli but, more insistently, of numbing Sichuan peppercorns.

This stuff is a blinder — a thump of eye-scalding violet that would have sent Matisse whimpering from the room.

Green Day's sound is all rhythm and power chords, a thump of tribulation and terror that carries over into Steven Hoggett's choreography.

Party Monster announces Macaulay Culkin's comeback with a blaze of fireworks, a thump of disco and a swirl of Class A narcotics.

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The dog finally parks herself with a thump on the stack of damp blankets.

Just last week, the Steelers had seemed to establish themselves as the most balanced team in the A.F.C. with a thumping of the Patriots.

As he spoke in the chamber, most spending rises were cheered and met with a thumping of desks, not least by Sonia Gandhi, the dynast who heads the ruling congress party.

Melinda Newman of HitFix wrote that the song "is a heavy thump of a song that sounds pure Lange with a big kick drum propelling it forward".

The older quarter will give a high-pitched, clear ringing tone, while the newer quarters will give a dull thump of a sound.

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