How to Use thunderclap in a Sentence

thunderclap

noun

• I was awakened by a thunderclap.
• But then a pain in his neck and head came on like … a thunderclap.
  — Author: James Gorman, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 2018
• In this arid land, the splash of water echoes across the landscape like a thunderclap.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
• Her triumph here should be a thunderclap for a sport in need of fresh stars.
  — Jason Gay, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2018
• Then there’s a giant thunderclap, and the waves are crashing and hitting the rocks.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2022
• The thunderclap sound the 720s emits from downshifting is quite thrilling and is now my ringtone.
  — Kayvan Nikjou, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021
• Everywhere and always in Idlib, there is the thunderclap of shelling or the menacing roar of the jets.
  — Kareem Fahim, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2020
• Cranked to the max, the Gen 2 is capable of hitting 120 decibels—as loud as a thunderclap.
  — Gabriela Aoun, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2021
• Your eyes perceive liftoff first as the sound races to catch up, like a bolt of lightning and the following thunderclap.
  — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2018
• The change came like a thunderclap, and from an unexpected source.
  — David Bauder, The Seattle Times, 7 Nov. 2018
• That Shakespearean thunderclap was her first time back on stage in 25 years.
  — Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 30 Mar. 2018
• But news of her death still landed with a thunderclap across the British realm, where the queen was a revered figure and an anchor of stability.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2022
• Without even turning preachy, for that matter, though the drama gets its thunderclap of a start from a sermon.
  — Tim Smith, baltimoresun.com, 18 Sep. 2017
• The verdict came like a thunderclap, sudden and shocking.
  — Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2021
• A fierce rainstorm began less than an hour before the race, and thunderclaps rang in the distance as the horses prepared to get into the starting gate.
  — courant.com, 19 May 2017
• Hardly anyone heard the recent thunderclap in the stock market.
  — Thomas Heath, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019
• The patient was fine, with no lingering damage, but thunderclap headaches are not to be dismissed.
  — Author: James Gorman, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 2018
• Our brains can turn pressure waves or vibrations into the sound of a loved one’s whisper or a distant thunderclap.
  — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 22 Sep. 2022
• These bugs can hit 120 decibels, the intensity of a thunderclap.
  — Liz Langley, National Geographic, 7 Oct. 2017
• Every 10 minutes or so, a thunderclap rang out and a chunk of ice plummeted from the Margerie's mile-wide blue face, creating an epic splash.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2018
• Every 10 minutes or so, a thunderclap rang out and a chunk of ice plummeted from the Margerie’s mile-wide blue face, creating an epic splash.
  — Mark Adams, New York Times, 21 May 2018
• In one memorable lesson, my uncle stood on the porch during a thunderstorm and called us outside to listen to the crash of thunderclaps.
  — Sadia Hassan, Longreads, 13 July 2018
• The noise was audible for miles, rolling across the countryside like booming thunderclaps in a boot-soaking rainstorm.
  — Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 19 May 2018
• Overcast Father’s Day skies turned boisterous in Portland on Sunday, as thunderclaps could be heard in the city and elsewhere in the region.
  — Austindedios, oregonlive, 18 June 2023
• With these thunderclap episodes continuing over several days, the man headed to the ER.
  — Laignee Barron, Time, 10 Apr. 2018
• And wait at least 30 minutes after the last thunderclap before heading back outside.
  — Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 18 May 2021
• The world is extremely familiar with the gimmick, from supporter hashtags like #RonaldoTears to the viral thunderclap, which has been copied by fans around the world.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 15 June 2018
• In the last 2 minutes, 12 seconds of the first quarter, the P.A. announcer's calls on Cavs' baskets were emphatic and short, like thunderclaps as a great storm was gathering.
  — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 26 Apr. 2018
• Then, as suddenly as a thunderclap, silence fell on the battlefield.
  — Sam Kiley, CNN, 15 Aug. 2021
• The vertiginous beats, the cacophony of thunderclaps, and her movements—both fluid and staccato—put me on the floor.
  — Danielle Jackson, Longreads, 15 Sep. 2017

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024