Example Sentences
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“Nebraska” is a minimalist tableau of sin, a chilling void punctuated with coyote yelps and lonely harmonica solos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Now, I get it, stuffed cabbage isn’t going to prompt yelps of excitement.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2024
But you left out my favorite: “He breaks into castrati shrieks and yelps like a throttled bird clamped to the P.A.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
The third movement has bits of sumptuous playfulness, punctuated by yelps of brass.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
Then, one by one, they each let out little yelps of victory and ripped pages free.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
