The basketball made a thunk as it hit the rim. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The sound was a solid "thunk" that made Pitt wince. From Wordnik.com. [Invasion]
Tas heard a loud "thunk," and light streamed into the tunnel ahead. From Wordnik.com. [Kendermore]
It's too bad the last one went "thunk"...the cake is rather charming. From Wordnik.com. [How Do You Spell Success?] Reference
The power switch made a loud "thunk" and lights in the rafters blazed. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
Who would have thought, or as Homer would say, "thunk"?. From Wordnik.com. [Bloggers.Pakistan] Reference
UK, March 5, 2010 - Hear that gentle, rhythmic 'thunk'?. From Wordnik.com. [IGN Wii] Reference
Aa satisfyingly solid "thunk" can be heard when closed. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles on LaptopLogic] Reference
All was in vain, we hit broadside with a resounding 'thunk'. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
The triple-sealed doors "thunk" closed like that of a Mosler bank vault. From Wordnik.com. [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference
The wood is thick enough to "thunk" when it's tapped, and it's simply grained. From Wordnik.com. [The Truth About Cars] Reference
Last winter it was sticking and you could hear it "thunk" open in the morning. From Wordnik.com. [Lincoln vs Cadillac] Reference
The night before last I was washing dishes and I hear this "thunk" as I turned off the water. From Wordnik.com. [Unrealistic Expectations] Reference
Pressing it back down I felt a satisfying 'thunk' and so I reattached the upper half to test it. From Wordnik.com. [Discussions: Message List - root] Reference
Hamas insists on the destruction of Israel and the death of all Jews - who would have "thunk" it. From Wordnik.com. [The Nation: Top Stories] Reference
We aren't sure exactly what happened, because we heard a loud "thunk" and then the rush of water. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
And who would have thunk it a couple of weeks ago?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Super Tuesday: California Beauty Contest the Final Question as Bush, Gore Win Big - March 8, 2000] Reference
PHILLIPS: You see who would have ever thunk it, huh?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2002] Reference
The door that closes with a thunk instead of a clang. From Wordnik.com. [The Hardest Sell] Reference
Congratulations on all that, but who'd have thunk it?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Judge Judy Lays Down the Law - February 18, 2000] Reference
Who'd a thunk the Boy Scouts could do all these things?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 4, 2005] Reference
Who'd of thunk at 16 years it's been No. 1 in syndication. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Pat Sajak Discusses Hosting America's No. 1 Syndicated Game Show - July 18, 2000] Reference
MOOS (on camera): Most of the answers landed with a thunk. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 5, 2007] Reference
KING: All right, who'd of thunk it with "Wheel of Fortune"?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Pat Sajak Discusses Hosting America's No. 1 Syndicated Game Show - July 18, 2000] Reference
WASTLER: Oh yes the -- who would have thunk it, it is so old. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 12, 2004] Reference
And then I heard a thunk behind me, and my daughter had fainted. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 20, 2005] Reference
Just a little poor kid growing up in Montreal, who'd a thunk it, huh?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 7, 2004] Reference
I lost my grip, and the tray landed with a thunk on his charred hands. From Wordnik.com. [Old Flame] Reference
SHORTS: I thunk I saw Russia from her house, that ` s what Sarah said. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 3, 2009] Reference
DANYEL SMITH, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, VIBE MAGAZINE: I had thunk it, for sure. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 18, 2009] Reference
It is drowned out by the thunk and whirr of the heater beginning its cycle. From Wordnik.com. [My Glass is Waiting] Reference
A solid thunk shook him as the ax buried itself in the wood next to his head. From Wordnik.com. [Deathworld] Reference
He'd 'a' been mighty well thunk un, ef it hadn't but 'a' been fer his habits. From Wordnik.com. [Types of Children's Literature] Reference
The only sound was the muffled thunk of the glass container against the concrete. From Wordnik.com. [Make Mine Homogenized] Reference
I'm listening to my voice singing that thing and I'm going, ` Who would have thunk? '. From Wordnik.com. [Arlo Guthrie, Remembering 'Alice's Restaurant'] Reference
ELIZABETH COHEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, this was one of this, who would have thunk it?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 11, 2008] Reference
She just flew out and hit with a sickening thunk on the -- hit her head on the pavement. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 8, 2005] Reference
And it's very interesting, because in a post-9/11 world, who would have thunk that, just years ago?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 25, 2008] Reference
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