Example Sentences

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“I look out the kitchen window and all I see are flames. There were dogs in the back, from the neighbors in the back, that were whimpering and crying.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023

And here all of them were whimpering and cowering, spooked by one doe.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Half a dozen mongrel hounds were whimpering and snarling and growling round the lady, but not attempting to bite.

From The MS. in a Red Box by Hamilton, John Arthur

The two dogs were whimpering and snarling at his feet, but she took no notice of them. 

From White Fang by London, Jack

Women, with blankets already in hand, were weeping aloud; children hanging to their skirts were whimpering in vague recognition of disaster; men were growling and swearing deeply.

From Gordon Keith by Page, Thomas Nelson