Examples of thwack in a Sentence
Verb
A book fell off the shelf and thwacked me on the head.
thwacked the growling dog on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper
Noun
he gave the ball a hard thwack with the bat and sent it deep into the outfield
even from the top of the bleachers we could hear the loud thwack of the ball being hit
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Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
At 0-1 in the fourth set, a Sinner first serve thwacked into the net, breaking the bolt connecting it to the court.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Tyrone Turner, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
The timpani pound relentlessly on D and A, the final notes accentuated by elephantine bass-drum thwacks.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Fans all over the world can track every shot of every player — including balls thwacked on the driving range.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
At 0-1 in the fourth set, a Sinner first serve thwacked into the net, breaking the bolt connecting it to the court.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
Spectators crowded the sidelines, cheering intensely for their team with each thwack of the croquet mallet.
—Tyrone Turner, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
The timpani pound relentlessly on D and A, the final notes accentuated by elephantine bass-drum thwacks.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Thwack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thwack. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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