Examples of thud in a Sentence
Noun
The book hit the floor with a thud.
The ball landed with a thud.
I heard a heavy thud on the roof.
Verb
The ball thudded against the side of the house.
the snowball thudded against the side of my car
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Mar. 2025
Pace's comments may land with a thud on the desk of Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas), who chairs the House Science Committee, and may not have expected this tone toward the SLS when Pace was invited to the hearing.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 12 Feb. 2025
In the second half, there was no tackling, only thudding.
—Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 13 Apr. 2024
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Noun
The Hill: What started as a pledge to deliver on transparency has sparked an uproar in MAGA World after a promise to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein landed with a thud — and little new information.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Mar. 2025
Pace's comments may land with a thud on the desk of Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas), who chairs the House Science Committee, and may not have expected this tone toward the SLS when Pace was invited to the hearing.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
Photography by Hailey Heaton February 12, 2025 Chris Panicker; Photography by Hailey Heaton
The black van shudders with bass thuds in the tunnel.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 12 Feb. 2025
In the second half, there was no tackling, only thudding.
—Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Thud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thud. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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thud
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: a dull sound : thump sense 1
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