At the mountain shrine, they lit candles and whispered thanks to the thunder god for the recent rains.

The thunder-thighed sprinter powered down the track, leaving rivals struggling to keep up.

The geologist carefully documented a thunder tube found in the desert — a glassy fulgurite formed when lightning fused the sand.

The old thunder rod on the schoolhouse roof was replaced last year.

While canoeing through the lowland marsh at dusk, we froze when a thunder snake lay coiled on a sun-warmed log, its broad bands unmistakably those of Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus.

Her frown was black as thunder after she heard the news.

Commuters scrambled for cover when the sudden thunder sleet began pelting the streets.

They found a thunder stick hidden in the car during the search.

The fans waved their thunder sticks in unison to cheer the team.

The collector displayed an antique thunder-stick from the early 1900s at the museum.