Example Sentences

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I tried to hide the pain from Demuth, but inside I was yelping.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2016

He stood staunchly behind the attempts of Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson to bring sanity into the farm-subsidy program when many a Republican Congressman was yelping for Benson's scalp.

From Time Magazine Archive

Neither wanted independence, and when in 1933 a vocal minority was yelping for a republic the generals got together.

From Time Magazine Archive

Just prior to the British jump-off, General Henri Dentz, the Syrian High Commissioner, was yelping to Vichy for loyal aviators and anti-aircraft crews: "Germans, if necessary."

From Time Magazine Archive

McWatt had started to climb and was yelping over the intercom for instructions.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller