1.   And the fire station erected a nearby siren that lets loose a deafening blast every day at noon.

2.   First comes the deafening blast of the howitzer.

3.   Miniature cannons fired deafening blasts.

4.   Part of the tradition is a deafening blast of a cannon every day at noon.

5.   The deafening blast heard Sunday at the Forum was the Lakers firing a midseason shot into the heavy armor of the defending NBA champions.

6.   The deafening blasts of music, gyrating women and booze-soaked conversations have been repeated long before in other tongues.

7.   The young men squeezed the triggers of their weapons, pointed in the air, unleashing deafening blasts as the crowd cheered and clapped.

8.   Wearing headphones, he takes a wide-legged stance and with deafening blasts destroys the man-shaped target at the end of his lane.

9.   A deafening blast could be heard from a nearby block of offices.

10.   Diners at the coffee shop in the plush Diplomat Hotel were enjoying a buffet dinner when they heard a deafening blast and were showered with glass and ceiling tiles.