How to Use bang on in a Sentence
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Try to send a text, bang on a pipe or wall or use a whistle instead of shouting.
—Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2023
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Grylls had to show up bang on time or miss the ride, all while keeping the meeting a secret from Cumberbatch.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 16 July 2023
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An example: When Pete didn’t quickly answer his texts or calls, the neighbor would come to our house, peer through our windows, yell and bang on the door.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 27 July 2023
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And those folks, while not always correct, are often frighteningly bang on.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2023
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The noises are encouraging because submarine crews unable to communicate with the surface are taught to bang on their hull to be detected by sonar.
—Mark Pratt, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023
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The report of sounds was encouraging to some experts because submarine crews unable to communicate with the surface are taught to bang on their submersible’s hull to be detected by sonar.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 22 June 2023
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The report was encouraging to some experts because submarine crews unable to communicate with the surface are taught to bang on their submersible’s hull to be detected by sonar.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 22 June 2023
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Try to send a text, bang on a pipe or wall or use a whistle instead of shouting.
—Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2023
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Grylls had to show up bang on time or miss the ride, all while keeping the meeting a secret from Cumberbatch.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 16 July 2023
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An example: When Pete didn’t quickly answer his texts or calls, the neighbor would come to our house, peer through our windows, yell and bang on the door.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 27 July 2023
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And those folks, while not always correct, are often frighteningly bang on.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2023
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The noises are encouraging because submarine crews unable to communicate with the surface are taught to bang on their hull to be detected by sonar.
—Mark Pratt, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023
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The report of sounds was encouraging to some experts because submarine crews unable to communicate with the surface are taught to bang on their submersible’s hull to be detected by sonar.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 22 June 2023
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The report was encouraging to some experts because submarine crews unable to communicate with the surface are taught to bang on their submersible’s hull to be detected by sonar.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 22 June 2023
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Some inmates would bang on the walls and yell for hours on end.
—Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
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Before heading out to warm up the car, bang on the hood.
—Peter Rasmussen, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Feb. 2021
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At home, Allison and Ray are cuddled up on the couch when there’s a bang on the door.
—Rachel Paige, refinery29.com, 3 Aug. 2020
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The name describes the wooden stick used to bang on the chicken after it’s been cooked.
—Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 2 Dec. 2020
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People will bang on their car horns and people will holler.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2021
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Check underneath your car, bang on the hood, and honk the horn before starting the engine.
—Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
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Toddlers can bang on him with a drumstick, rattle his fins or shake up the beads in his belly.
—Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 20 Oct. 2020
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Those inside began to bang on the trailer doors, which Alvarez opened.
—Emmett Jones, Fox News, 11 May 2022
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The first one, a breaking six-footer, hits us bang on the quarter, sending salty spray cascading over the bow.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2022
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Try to send a text for help, but instead of yelling, bang on a pipe or wall or use a whistle, according to FEMA.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2021
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The truck briefly stops as protesters hurl objects at the vehicle, bang on its windows, and scream at the driver.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, Washington Examiner, 2 June 2020
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People surged past a few Capitol Police officers to bang on the windows and doors.
—New York Times, 10 Jan. 2021
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Kaitlyn and Tayshia have to scream above the cacophony and bang on the table to regain order in the Thunderdome.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2021
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In the 17-second video, District 63 candidate Jeff Younger can be seen standing at the front of a classroom as students bang on their desks and shout insults at him.
—Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Mar. 2022
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Every so often Lamb will bang on the floor to his underlings working below, looking for an update.
—Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 31 Mar. 2022
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When banished to his room, for rudeness or cursing or being mean to the girls, Izidor would stomp up the stairs and blast Romanian music or bang on his door from the inside with his fists or a shoe.
—Melissa Fay Greene, The Atlantic, 18 June 2020
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In a knock-and-announce entry, officers must bang on the door and identify themselves as police before entering the home.
—Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner, 13 June 2020
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In dramatic video shared by the coast guard, a rescuer can be seen being lowered onto the vessel and crouching over it, appearing to bang on the hull before listening for signs of life from the sailor.
—Sara Mhaidli, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2022
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Broadening this approach to include the increase of such a measure in Europe and Japan shows global stock valuations are bang on their average of the last 18 years.
—Cormac Mullen, Fortune, 23 June 2020
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Early on a Monday morning, U.S. marshals, heavily armed, backed up by three other police agencies, bang on Brunner’s door, get no answer, then break the door down.
—jsonline.com, 16 Nov. 2022
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Sure, some liberals -- like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez -- bang on him for his opposition to, say, the broad effort to reform voting rights in the country or a $3.5 trillion social safety net proposal.
—Chris Cillizza, CNN, 21 Oct. 2021
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Cuffing season begins with a sweet bang on Saturday, when charismatic Venus creates a trine with rule-making Saturn in retrograde, drawing us to the idea of relationship stability.
—Venus Australis, refinery29.com, 19 Oct. 2020
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Visual merchandising was bang on and featured the brand’s signature panthers wearing diamond collars.
—Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2022
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Some inmates would bang on the walls and yell for hours on end.
—Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
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Before heading out to warm up the car, bang on the hood.
—Peter Rasmussen, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Feb. 2021
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At home, Allison and Ray are cuddled up on the couch when there’s a bang on the door.
—Rachel Paige, refinery29.com, 3 Aug. 2020
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The name describes the wooden stick used to bang on the chicken after it’s been cooked.
—Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 2 Dec. 2020
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People will bang on their car horns and people will holler.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2021
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Check underneath your car, bang on the hood, and honk the horn before starting the engine.
—Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
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Toddlers can bang on him with a drumstick, rattle his fins or shake up the beads in his belly.
—Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 20 Oct. 2020
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