He could hear the clang of distant bells. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Low shots strike the tin with a loud clang, meaning “out!”. From Wordnik.com. [Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Squash*: Alex Beam] Reference
That loud "clang" we all heard two years ago was the sound of the prison gates closing tight. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Anderson: America's on "Lockdown"] Reference
These dorrs close confidently, with no sounds like "clang" to be heard. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
The officer said he heard a "clang" as an item was placed on the toilet. From Wordnik.com. [Columnist: Keith Groller] Reference
It seemed quieter, with just an occasional "clang" with the wind blowing. From Wordnik.com. [eHam.net News] Reference
The next sound you might hear could be "clang" as the trio are tossed in the brig. From Wordnik.com. [[H]ardOCP News/Article Feed] Reference
clang, clang, this is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. From Wordnik.com. [Wainwright to Channel Judy Garland, Live] Reference
Swords swung, the sound of a clang shook the crates. From Wordnik.com. [The Impossible Man - Ep.19: Near the End...] Reference
The door that closes with a thunk instead of a clang. From Wordnik.com. [The Hardest Sell] Reference
The clang of the cage-door echoed through the empty corridor. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall] Reference
Then came the clang of the house door as it closed behind him. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
Ask not, Hugo, for whom the cacerolas clang; they clang for thee. From Wordnik.com. [For Whom The Pots Clang] Reference
Luke Morton, in the rear, pulled hard on the bell, making it clang out. From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbsey Twins at School] Reference
She began unpinning her big name button then let it clang to the pavement. From Wordnik.com. [The Big Name Buttons] Reference
Then sounded the rattling clang of iron bars -- but it came from behind us. From Wordnik.com. [Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine] Reference
He waited for the cage to clang open, signifying that the end was on its way. From Wordnik.com. [Golgotha] Reference
And down in the hall below they heard the big alarm bell clang out the warning. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Affairs] Reference
And then came the clang of the fire bell, and the waiting ranks were terrified. From Wordnik.com. [The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys] Reference
She heard its clang in some far-off region, yet oddly loud in the dead silence. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
And cling, clang, cling, how the hammer sang as the shoe was pounded into shape!. From Wordnik.com. [The Story-teller] Reference
I heard the creak of the hinges, and the clang of the bars as they fell back into place. From Wordnik.com. [Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine] Reference
Alan put down his fork with a sharp tinny clang and stared levelly at the First Officer. From Wordnik.com. [Starman's Quest] Reference
As I walk, bells clang in the distance, drowning out singing voices carried by the wind. From Wordnik.com. [What They Meant] Reference
Mother crossed herself and ran to the porch to clang the village bell. From Wordnik.com. [There's Something Wrong with Sven] Reference
Even eventful lives do not always pace onward to the inspiring clang of trumpet and drum. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
At the same moment I heard a gate clang shut behind us and was respectfully bidden to alight. From Wordnik.com. [Princess Zara] Reference
It'll come to him, as the door's bells clang, a cold wind slipping inside like a forlorn stranger. From Wordnik.com. [Thinly Sliced Raw Fish] Reference
Then the great doors shut with a clang, and the castle of fortune was closed forever to the lazy man. From Wordnik.com. [Stories to Tell to Children] Reference
Behind one of the doors, a parakeet chirped and threw itself around its cage with a clang of metal slats. From Wordnik.com. [The Fiend] Reference
A clang sounded from the impact, striking Lyn on the side of the helmet, and it knocked her to the ground. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.26: Science versus Magic] Reference
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