Example Sentences

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The leaves fall or the wind is howling, even though in the text, the leaves fell and the wind was howling.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Put it all together and no wonder Roberts is howling.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2020

He is howling, his words amplified through two large outdoor speakers imbedded, one in each arm, in the ends of the cross’s horizontal bar.

From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2016

But the audience is howling because this guy is such an idiot.

From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2014

Carmine is howling, his cries puncturing the stillness, and every time Dutchy moves, he gets jammed in the side.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline