Example Sentences

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Pub owners, lawmakers, travel writers and travel drinkers all howled in protest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

At a Halloween dog parade in the East Village, Poppy, Thrun’s Frenchie, lay in the sun dressed as a taco while the ancestral gray wolves howled in their graves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

"It's been tearing me apart, I'm so sorry," he howled, as he revealed to the remaining faithfuls that he'd always been a traitor.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

“What in the wide world of football are you doing?” he howled at a player.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

The wind howled, and branches scratched and clawed my face, but I pressed on.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia