"I think the thunderclap was the collapse of the Gate he came through.". From Wordnik.com. [Ill Met By Moonlight]
But then, with thunderclap suddenness, it was over. From Wordnik.com. [Sports: The Grandest Slam] Reference
The blow fell like a thunderclap upon the culprits. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall] Reference
The realization was like a thunderclap in his mind. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
Like a thunderclap the war of the nations had begun. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index] Reference
I burst on them like a thunderclap, Lucius Cornelius!. From Wordnik.com. [The Grass Crown]
My grandmother has a sometimes-face like a thunderclap. From Wordnik.com. [Love] Reference
In one terrific thunderclap of sound and blasting power?. From Wordnik.com. [Key Out of Time] Reference
I counted 5 seconds before hearing the loud thunderclap. From Wordnik.com. [Hypothermia in summer: The storms of 8/3/2002] Reference
The front door of the inn banged open like a thunderclap. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of the Isles] Reference
It left a thunderclap behind as it streaked off southward. From Wordnik.com. [Angry Lead Skies]
Then came the opening thunderclap of the naval bombardment. From Wordnik.com. [Castles of Steel]
Like a thunderclap the reason for his journey came back to him. From Wordnik.com. [Oberheim (Voices)] Reference
The day was topped off with a thunderclap that echoed in the valley. From Wordnik.com. [Lise Waring: Captain Jack Carey: Losing a Legend] Reference
Sophia, and a mighty thunderclap, loud enough to shake the rock on which. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: The Holy War] Reference
It was broken by a stupendous thunderclap-then the night outside lit up. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady of Expectations]
The Hotel New Hampshire shuddered with the silence following a thunderclap. From Wordnik.com. [The Hotel New Hampshire]
The words were formal but their manner of announcement was like a thunderclap. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
They arced gracefully into the ground and a deafening thunderclap shook the ground. From Wordnik.com. [The Flood]
As he dove behind the bascule pivot, a devastating thunderclap of sound deafened him. From Wordnik.com. [Conqueror's Moon]
Derae leapt into his path, her open hand connecting with his cheek like a thunderclap. From Wordnik.com. [Lion Of Macedon]
I dropped off the arch like a thunderclap and stood shaking in case he'd heard, but no. From Wordnik.com. [The Vatican Rip]
General Walker like a thunderclap, whilst he dreamed they had left him for good and all. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 26, December, 1859] Reference
Opening it, she reached for the light switch just as another thunderclap rocked the house. From Wordnik.com. [The Haunting]
A roar like a thunderclap broke the night and a blinding burst of light tore away the dark. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Hunt]
'St Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus happened like a thunderclap,' Archie explained. From Wordnik.com. [Come To Grief]
The news of his sister Nellie's death came upon Jim Adams with the suddenness of a thunderclap. From Wordnik.com. [The Girls of St. Olave's] Reference
The war with Japan is thought to have begun on Dec. 7, 1941, like a thunderclap out of the blue. From Wordnik.com. [Our Neighbors Called Us 'Japs'] Reference
They began to thrash about as the discharge of energy soared to an unbearable thunderclap screech. From Wordnik.com. [The Dreaming Void]
But at present there are no plans for the speech to include a dramatic gesture what one senior British diplomat calls a "thunderclap.". From Wordnik.com. [Should Bush Dial In?] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.