There was not a sound but for the tiny muted explosions of the drips.

A muted explosion reached his ears as he headed back to central Pretoria.

From the north came the sound of gunfire and two more muted explosions.

There were distant, muted explosions on a diminished scale.

To the men on the ground it seemed the muted explosion.

With a muted explosion the vehicle became engulfed in flame.

He had heard the muted explosions, the screams, and he understood the command.

Scenes of bombings are underscored with muted explosions, and fires by faraway sirens.

There was a muted explosion, like a dull popping noise, and the car suddenly lurched to the left: one of his tires had blown out.

Suddenly, there was a muted explosion that none of them really noticed.