Example sentences for: roaring

How can you use “roaring” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The paper is struck by how far Gates' behavior is from "the usual cautious demeanor of business leaders visiting Washington," and finds him "roaring with indignation and disdain for those who question his business practices."

  • Sacred bugaku and kagura dances are performed at the shrine, while numerous souvenir shops do a roaring trade in the local specialties: woodcarvings, both sacred and utterly pornographic, and maple-leaf-shaped sweet buns (momiji).

  • These days, however, that function is served by many private companies: Mortgage-backed securities are a roaring business.

  • The U.S. economy, perhaps as a result, didn't even hiccup, while the stock market, which had plummeted in the wake of Asian turmoil, Russian devaluation, and the collapse of Long-Term Capital Management, came roaring back.

  • Beaten down by last week's producer price index number and the myriad misreadings of Alan Greenspan's comments, stocks came roaring back this week after the consumer price index for September was reasonable and Microsoft reported blowout numbers--no doubt all due to Slate , in some complicated way that not even we can fully comprehend.


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