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Example sentences for "clanging"

Lexicographically close words:
clandestine; clandestinely; clane; clang; clanged; clangor; clangorous; clangour; clangs; clangula
  1. To be sure, there are no paved streets and no clanging trolley cars; but the passing throngs will make up for any lack in that regard, even until a late hour of the night.

  2. Immediately behind this came another car, bearing the Martinello or war-bell, which was incessantly clanging out its angry notes.

  3. Tell Annette-- [A distant clanging of bells is heard; the smoke increases.

  4. In a moment you will hear the clanging from St. François.

  5. Doesn't it seem as if you heard the sound of clanging and rumbling down toward Cully?

  6. He made no response, staring at her with eyes full of unbelief, the hideous uproar clanging about them in ceaseless volume.

  7. They moved on rapidly toward the clanging band, the flutter of the pennants and the brazen outcries of the ticket-takers.

  8. Out under the prodigious arching roof she stepped, into the tumult of clanging bells, of screeching, hissing steam and of grinding wheels.

  9. Meanwhile, from within came the sound of turning locks and of clanging steel doors, also a shuffling of many feet and cries of mortal terror, which told that the prisoners had been freed to shift for themselves in this extremity.

  10. From down in the streets came the clanging of the cars.

  11. Why, the clanging of the engines, even the chatter of the passengers on board the passing vessel, would be enough to drown it.

  12. A silence was upon us save for the clanging in the workshop down the corridor.

  13. The hiss of the escaping pressure was like a clanging gong of warning to tell us to hurry.

  14. Seize the loud, vociferous bells, and Clashing, clanging to the pavement, Hurl them from their windy tower.

  15. The streets of this latter town were crowded with gaily-dressed factory-girls, and the bells from three separate spires were clanging loudly in the summer air.

  16. He pushed the folds aside; and the brazen rings made a little clanging noise as they slipped along the rod.

  17. Some one had turned in a fire alarm, and presently here came the fire engines from three or four directions at once, clanging and clattering their way to this crowded block.

  18. Then, about the middle of November, when the moors grew heavy with rain, the nightly clanging ceased, and the parson had other matters to occupy him.

  19. I thought it strange that almost as Bigot came out the wild clanging gave place to a cheerful peal.

  20. Whereupon he left me, the heavy door clanging to, the bolts were shot, and I was alone in darkness with my wounds and misery.

  21. I leaned forward, perfectly hidden, and listened to the singsong voices of the priests, the musical note of the responses, heard the Kyrie Eleison, the clanging of the belfry bell as the host was raised by the trembling bishop.

  22. A solitary bell was clanging on the chapel as I went by, and I saw three nuns steal past me with bowed heads.

  23. The Martian Master's call sounded--and then came a great clanging sound at which the Martian hordes seemed to freeze for an instant motionless, at which Milton's voice reached him in a supreme cry.

  24. There came a clanging from the distance: someone had turned in a fire alarm.

  25. Suddenly, when the steamer was well out in the river, there was the loud clanging of a bell, and a voice cried: "Fire!

  26. But just then, after another clanging of the bell, some one was heard to laugh--the ringing, hearty laugh of a man.

  27. There was the harsh clanging of a bell below; Cato was vigorously ringing it on the back porch.

  28. Sandy could hear the metallic clanging of their blows above the wind and sea as he and Jerry approached, both of them side-stepping along the rail while they clung to their ropes.

  29. The resumed clanging of the hammer swung by Gunnar, the Swede, told Sandy that his crew had held fast as well.

  30. Just then, the boys heard a terrific clanking and clanging above them.

  31. Hardly had Cookie's body entered the water with a resounding splash, than there was a clanging of bells in the engine room beneath Sandy and Jerry.


  32. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "clanging" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    blaring; blatant; blustering; boisterous; brassy; brawling; brazen; chime; chiming; chink; clamorous; clang; clank; clink; ding; jangle; jingle; jingling; knell; noisy; obstreperous; peal; pealing; ring; ringing; rowdy; tingle; tingling; tinkle; tinkling; toll; tolling; tumultuous; turbulent; uproarious; vociferous