Sentence examples for a thump on from inspiring English sources

Mr. Snell was eating breakfast in his penthouse apartment one morning when, he heard a thump on the picture window.

His namesake, Lord… Mr. Snell was eating breakfast in his penthouse apartment one morning when, he heard a thump on the picture window.

By Richard Lockridge The New Yorker, May 24 , 1952P. 119 Mr. Snell was eating breakfast in his penthouse apartment one morning when, he heard a thump on the picture window.

Apples fall from the tree and land with a thump on the grass.

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

I took the nunchaku and tried to swing it, but only ended up with a thump on my chest.

Mathis said the occasional errant ball should not spook the fish too much, comparing it to a sudden thump on a living-room window, a momentary distraction that passes quickly.

I point out how, in the title sequence, Penry-the-mild-mannered-janitor's cat saves the day with a casual thump on a stuck drawer.

It is as if they had been borne for these past six weeks not on a ship but on one great wave, which has landed them with a mighty thump on this bewildering shore.

"Some of it comes out as light, some of it went into making a crater, and some of it made a seismic thump on the moon.

We watched the ferry tack across the Missouri, tugging at an angle to the cable, then landing with a broad thump on the ramp.