thunderclap

• On the morning of the 14th, the news of Lincoln's murder fell like a thunderclap upon victor and vanquished in Richmond. —  Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death
• It seemed impossible that the ting of parting metal which sounded like a thunderclap in his ears would not be heard by the Viceroy. —  Giants on the Earth
• Down came the tail with a thunderclap, and next moment mud, sand, water, stones, foam, and blood, were flying in cataracts everywhere as the monster renewed its struggles Back! —  The Norsemen in the West
• In another instant the obstructing barrier burst like a thunderclap, and the pent-up waters leaped with one mighty roar into their accustomed channel! —  Ungava
• Hallucinations do not come thus, like a thunderclap on unprepared minds. —  Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy.

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