Example Sentences

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None of the orange brigade were crowing on the walk out of the stadium.

From Golf Digest • Sep. 30, 2019

Where fellow classmates were crowing about their blessed lives, Stillman, then 31, had only a paltry item to contribute: “I am still building up momentum but will have more to report for the next edition.”

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2012

Not so long ago we were crowing about the bright future ahead of Elon Musk and his luxury electric car company, Tesla.

From Inc • May 3, 2010

The Dionne roosters were crowing for dawn while Dr. Dafoe washed up, eased his suspenders, donned his coat and drove back to his wifeless, book-filled home.

From Time Magazine Archive

Roosters were crowing before I went to sleep.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck