How to Use sonic boom in a Sentence

sonic boom

noun
  • Jet2 said the jets caused a sonic boom that was heard for miles.
    — Time Staff, Time, 19 July 2019
  • Some caused pressure waves and sonic booms.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Its jets also made huge sonic booms that were heard in Beirut.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Landry is setting off a sonic boom through dance music, one kick drum at a time.
    — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
  • But engineers are hard at work on ways to quiet the sonic boom.
    — Kate Baggaley /, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2018
  • The plan is to use flights like this to show the public what low sonic booms sound like and get feedback.
    — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2017
  • The eruption set off a sonic boom that could be heard as far away as Alaska.
    — Nick Perry, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Jan. 2022
  • But by the end of the decade, most people viewed sonic booms as a public nuisance.
    — J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
  • Hard to say) and got low enough in the atmosphere to have the sonic boom carried by air.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2012
  • The culprits were fuel burn, ticket prices, and the ear‑splitting sonic boom.
    — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The fighter jet caused a loud sonic boom that was heard across the capital region.
    — Michael Balsamo and Ashley Thomas, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2023
  • The sonic booms from landings sometimes set off the burglar alarms that hung from our door handles.
    — Sarah Scoles, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2017
  • The sonic boom, which was heard as far away as Portland, came moments later.
    — Kale Williams, OregonLive.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • The pachyderms seemed to be fine, if sluggish, until the sonic booms began.
    — Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
  • The mystery of the sonic boom that blitzed San Diego 10 days ago has been cleared up.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2021
  • All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
  • All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
  • All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
  • All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
  • All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
  • All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
  • All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
  • All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
  • All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
  • All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2026
  • All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
  • All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
  • All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
  • All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025

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