The response is the sharp report of a slap.
Occasionally, one of the remaining coconuts fell with a sharp report.
"Into the Pines," a recent story by Patrick Michels in The Texas Observer, lives up to that publication's slogan: "Sharp reporting from the strangest state in the union".
As the sun slanted west, the cars of the California Mille descended from the hills, the sharp report of their engines filling the air like freak thunder.
The Weekly continues to emphasise outstanding feature writing as much as news analysis, and ensures that as well as sharp reporting and global coverage there are pieces that entertain and intrigue.
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".
After the first, sharp report of a gunshot, several videos showed the vehicles of the United Nations observers roaring away with their police escorts, while the panicked demonstrators fled into side streets.
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Suddenly he heard a sharp report and something struck the water smartly within a few inches of his head, spattering his face with spray.
Sir Harry speedily re-energised it with a revamped design, sharper reporting and editorials that addressed local issues.
