Eddie Willers put down his cup of coffee with a sharp thud.

There was a sharp thud, as if something had been kicked.

Inside he heard a sharp thud on the wall, followed by another.

At that moment a sharp little thud was heard in the old elm, and a fragment of a branch came whirling down.

With a sharp thud, a siege engine fired, casting a missile into the city.

Michael, his head swimming, heard shouting, then a sharp thud, as if someone had dropped the walkietalkie.

There was a sharp thud, and the car rattled, as the scorpion smashed into them.

He was still wondering when he heard the answer, a sharp thud.

A few seconds later the banging was answered by two sharp thuds.

She closed the book with such a sharp thud that the man across from her i rowned.