Example Sentences

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Some of them squawked about the slush fund in ways that took me by surprise.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Parrots and macaws that had outlived their owners squawked in a giant aviary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Instead, the backing track squawked for a second and then dead air filled the room, with nary a patriotic chord to be heard.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

Green-winged Inca jays, with yellow bellies and black-and-blue faces, fluttered and squawked in nearby branches, and a dazzling array of hummingbirds purred and thumped, jostling for space at assorted feeders.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

They clucked and squawked in protest, but for all Stella cared, they could be made into chicken soup that very minute.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper