Example Sentences

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Each had worked tirelessly to establish Brahms in the U. S. Each had seen Debussy's worth when inferiors were yelping about his "decadence" and "lack of form."

From Time Magazine Archive

The dogs were hungry; were yelping for their food.

From The Italians by Elliot, Frances

Coyotes were yelping, and from that sound she concluded it was near dawn.

From To the Last Man by Grey, Zane

Wolf after wolf joined in the chase until more than thirty were yelping in the hot pursuit.

From Christopher Carson by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

His dogs were yelping with the rest of the pack, and not even his groom followed him.

From Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea by Bevan, Tom