And the regional boom in construction has made labor more expensive, adding $3 million.

The boom of the voice made her jump.

But then the sonic boom made the control-house rock, and he was gone.

By the 1860s a boom made the provision of a new cemetery a priority.

A car motor is silent, but a sonic boom would make us more than conspicuous.

A sonic boom made a hammer of the thick morning air.

The boom of the falls would have made conversation almost impossible anyway.

The boom of noise and smell when he opened the door almost made him retch.

The economic boom and the overheated stock market made it possible to do so without raising taxes.

The fierceness and boom of the bullhorn almost made him obey.