Example Sentences

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Ms McCullough said: "He was so loud. He was howling, crying and screaming."

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

It was bright and early and Axel Hunnicutt was howling.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2025

The crowd was howling for a technical and finally got it, after plenty of Twitter chatter following Game 2 on whether refs should have given him a second tech.

From Washington Post • May 22, 2022

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

She was howling in a truly impressive way.

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo