bark

Example Sentences

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It is usually the dogs who notice the sound first and begin to bark furiously.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

I wove the basket from my neighbor’s tree bark.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

These are the days that smell faintly of iron and wet bark.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

Sherlock Holmes would have called it the case of the dog that didn’t bark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

With her strike-fire, she lit a curl of juniper bark tinder, and one of the rushlights flared into life: a bright, clear, comforting flame.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver