Example Sentences

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Mum was in tears, my two brothers were yelling and dad could hardly speak.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

This is why they were yelling at you probably because, right now, the hot thing at the bodega is a chopped cheese.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

“Some mates I went to school with . . . were yelling at me and I was having a little bit of a chat to myself,” said the Brisbane-born Smith of his three-putt.

From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2022

Employees, Taroli said, were yelling “go, go, go!” as they tried to help people flee.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2022

I could hear Mrs. Kahn yelling, too—a first—which meant it was Charlie they were yelling at.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King