bark at

Example Sentences

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Or when the owners warned that the two Irish wolfhounds on the property tended to look in unison and bark at things that weren’t there.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

One dog that didn’t bark at the conference, and continues to stun by its silence, is that of a wealth or asset tax.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

I've heard James Tarkowski say you bark at him and you have had arguments on the pitch.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

They bark at each other as attendants push luggage across the room and ferry coffees and drinks to rooms upstairs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

Besides, she’d bark at him and say, What are you doing anyway going around with a loaf of bread in your pocket?

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt