1.   And the parting shot was a resounding thud.

2.   But in a sign of the tough road ahead for campaign finance reform, the measure hit Congress with a resounding thud.

3.   But two games into the season, the offense has started off with a resounding thud.

4.   In a sign of how tough it will be to enact such legislation, the proposal hits Congress with a resounding thud.

5.   In Hollywood, there is no sound more unsettling, more unholy, than the resounding thud of a film bombing at the box office.

6.   Shortcomings in most major components of football played a role in all of the losses, but a resounding thud during the opening quarters is perhaps the most telling.

7.   Stocks of once-soaring online media companies have returned to earth with a resounding thud.

8.   The reforms landed with a resounding thud in financial markets, as investors expressed skepticism that Indonesia would stand by its promises.

9.   The result was two resounding thuds.

10.   The shoe dropped with a resounding thud.