Example Sentences

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Ever since their monopoly vanished and their earnings began to fall, U. S. railroad men have squawked about Government subsidies to their competitors, especially inland waterways and trucks.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some brass hats have squawked at Mauldin's lampooning, which he freely admits is sometimes "seditious."

From Time Magazine Archive

The other gamblers could have squawked that my chips should go into the next pot, but apparently none of them did.

From Card Trick by Berryman, John

The leader must have squawked: "Bow to your partners, swing your corners," for the birds immediately started a stately dance.

From The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Ranch Girls Series by Vandercook, Margaret