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Example sentences for "clangor"

Lexicographically close words:
clandestinely; clane; clang; clanged; clanging; clangorous; clangour; clangs; clangula; clank
  1. Shortly after, the whole market-place resounded with the clangor of war trumpets, the neighing of horses, and the shouting of women.

  2. The air was vibrant with the clangor of industry.

  3. Ceaselessly the din and clangor of hammerings rang out over the river.

  4. Six trumpets of silver, borne by as many boys, mix their notes with the clangor of the bells of the city.

  5. Deep tones as though the thunder tolled, Cool voices thin as tinkling gold, They shook the spangled autumn down From out the tree-tops of the town; They left great furrows in the air And made a clangor everywhere As of metallic wings.

  6. Now the clangor swells As if a million bells Had blent their tones in one!

  7. And louder yet and louder roar The Oregon's black cannon o'er The clangor and the booming all along the Cuban shore.

  8. The rowleing of the drum, The clangor of the trumpet lowde-- Be soundes from heaven that come.

  9. Then the church close by us burst into illumination, and its bells joined in the clangor as we started down the hill.

  10. Soon after our arrival the church-bell rang furiously, and the din and clangor was kept up a long time.

  11. Then amid the clangor of the bell the long cars rolled in and he saw a man standing on the platform of one.

  12. The noise it made rang harshly through the stillness of the evening, and when it ceased a whistle screamed and the clangor of the wheels began again.

  13. Saw from the blood of heroes roses spring, And where the clangor of steel-sinewed War Roared o'er embattled rage, heard gentle Peace To bleating hills and vales of rustling gold Flute her glad notes from morn till even-tide.

  14. In the battle's din and clangor fast his fatal arrows flew, Flashed his fiery eyes with anger,--many a stealthy foe he slew.

  15. In the elemental clangor of the sheep they faced each other, Creede towering on his horse, his face furious with rage; Swope gray with the dust of his driving but undaunted by the assault.

  16. A second band of outlaws, unseen before, came galloping along the western mountain side, snorting at the clangor and the rank smell of the sheep, and Creede eyed them with professional interest as the leaders trotted past.

  17. Their curving front bristled with flashes and the place resounded with the clangor of their ramrods.

  18. Then, upon this stillness, there suddenly broke a tremendous clangor of sounds.

  19. The guard went on, with a nod, and a moment later the signor heard the clangor of a steel door down the corridor as it was closed and locked.

  20. Instead of the insistent clangor which he expected, there was silence.

  21. Such was the picture then; now, the clangor of a city echoed through Big Creek Valley.

  22. That era is passing--another one comes, The era of steam and the plow, With clangor of commerce and factory hums, Where only the wigwam is now.

  23. Still the vessel went bounding onward; and now Theseus could hear the brazen clangor of the giant's footsteps, as he trod heavily upon the sea-beaten rocks, some of which were seen to crack and crumble into the foamy waves beneath his weight.

  24. A little later came a clangor on a rusty triangle, as if she were summoning a house party.

  25. When closest he shouted above the clangor of his engine: "Now, none o' that, boys!

  26. Seven days she watched thus by him amidst the metal clangor of the bells, amidst the wailing of the autumn winds between the roofs.

  27. All the day she watched beside him there, amidst the brazen clangor of the bells and scream of the rough winds above the roofs.

  28. The drowsy calm of a balmy afternoon at the Motor Rangers’ wireless camp on Goat Island was abruptly shattered by a raucous, insistent clangor from the alarm-bell of the wireless outfit.

  29. It was past midnight when the loud and insistent clangor of the wireless gong routed them out of bed.

  30. Where is New York, the high city of clangor and infuriated energy, wind swept and competition swept, its huge buildings jostling one another and straining ever upward for a place in the sky, the fallen pitilessly overshadowed.

  31. I could hear the throb and clangor of her straining engines.

  32. The bank resounded instantly to the clangor of gongs and huge steel grills shot into place with a clang, sealing all doors and preventing anyone from entering or leaving the bank.

  33. The bank had been opened only ten minutes when the clangor of gongs announced a robbery.

  34. Fremescent clangor comes from the armed Nationals in the Court; far and wide is the infinite hubbub of tongues.

  35. Report has risen that the 'Convention is assassinating the women:' crushing and rushing, clangor and furor!

  36. Keen was signaling the engineer to reverse his engines; and the engineer, shut in amid the deafening clangor of his machinery, ignorant of what had happened but trained to his duty, obeyed promptly his bell and forced the great vessel back.

  37. Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell.

  38. No light, nor movement, nor any sign of human aid could be seen, but far away the hoarse clangor of a heavy bell rose and fell upon the wintry air.

  39. I have to think of the great crowd of humanity huddled together right under the loud clangor of the bells whose time of rest begins when the sun comes up, who have toiled all night for our comfort and luxury.

  40. With loud and dissonant clangor Echoed the sound of their brazen drums from ceiling and casement,-- Echoed a moment only, and slowly the ponderous portal Closed, and in silence the crowd awaited the will of the soldiers.


  41. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "clangor" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    bedlam; belch; blare; blast; blat; brawl; burr; buzz; cackle; charivari; chime; chiming; chink; clamor; clang; clank; clap; clash; clatter; clink; commotion; croak; crunch; din; ding; discord; dong; flap; fracas; gong; grind; groan; growl; grumble; howl; hubbub; hullabaloo; jangle; jar; jingle; jingling; knell; noise; outcry; pandemonium; peal; pealing; racket; rasp; rattle; rhubarb; ring; ringing; roar; row; ruckus; rumble; rumpus; scrape; scratch; scrunch; shindy; snarl; snore; sound; thunder; tingle; tingling; tinkle; tinkling; toll; tolling; tumult; twang; uproar