rumble on
verb
rumbled on; rumbling on; rumbles on
: to continue for a long period of time
The debate rumbled on through newspaper articles.
Examples of rumble on in a Sentence
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The tour gets underway with a two-night stand in West Palm Beach, FL June 21 and 22, and will rumble on until February 2027.
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Lars Brandle, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2026
Kennedy received a warning for that, and the double-touch controversy rumbled on for another 24 hours until World Curling put out a statement to remind everyone to keep their fingers off the granite, whether by accident or otherwise.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Banijay and All3Media are reportedly merging, Sky wants to buy ITV and, across the pond, the biggest industry deal of the millennia, Netflix and Warners, rumbles on.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
His 43-yard TD rumble on fourth-and-1 sealed the victory.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
As the government shutdown has rumbled on, a dark cloud is looming increasingly large over the economy.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
The eX has an 86-inch wheelbase, rumbles on 13-inch wheels with DOT street tires as standard (but can be optioned with winter or all-terrain rubber), and has a turning radius of 167 inches (424 cm).
—New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Drama is again rumbling on behind the scenes as Mourinho returns to Lisbon.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
And all this — eerie music playing throughout the rooms, floors that rumble on cue, and nine fake movies with fully fleshed plots — is just the beginning.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
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Lars Brandle, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2026
Kennedy received a warning for that, and the double-touch controversy rumbled on for another 24 hours until World Curling put out a statement to remind everyone to keep their fingers off the granite, whether by accident or otherwise.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Banijay and All3Media are reportedly merging, Sky wants to buy ITV and, across the pond, the biggest industry deal of the millennia, Netflix and Warners, rumbles on.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
His 43-yard TD rumble on fourth-and-1 sealed the victory.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
As the government shutdown has rumbled on, a dark cloud is looming increasingly large over the economy.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
The eX has an 86-inch wheelbase, rumbles on 13-inch wheels with DOT street tires as standard (but can be optioned with winter or all-terrain rubber), and has a turning radius of 167 inches (424 cm).
—New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Drama is again rumbling on behind the scenes as Mourinho returns to Lisbon.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
And all this — eerie music playing throughout the rooms, floors that rumble on cue, and nine fake movies with fully fleshed plots — is just the beginning.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Rumble on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumble%20on. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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