Example sentences for: thunder

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

  • In Richard Conniff's urbane account of travelers' putdowns of some of the great and not so great cities of the world [XIV,3], he quotes a splendid passage from Dr. Samuel Johnson's poem on London, which culminates with the words, “Here falling houses thunder on your head, / And here a female atheist talks you dead.”

  • But it’s also worth taking a look first at the impressive port facilities of this western terminus of the St. Lawrence–Great Lakes Seaway, which has given Thunder Bay its second name: the Lakehead.

  • This ancient ritual is meant to pave the way for a good harvest, with branches of hollyhock to stave off thunder and earthquakes.

  • Canoeists and hikers really intent on getting away from civilization head two hours west of Thunder Bay along Highway 11 to the Quetico Provincial Park.

  • Popular, but art of the highest order, kabuki tells stories of horror, blood and thunder, and passionate love.


How many words do you know? Try our free vocabulary size test!


Search

Search for example sentences

Loading Loading...
Quantcast