barked
Example Sentences
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With a notepad in hand and junior coaches acting as blockers, the Scot - who had a successful spell at Aston Villa - barked instructions throughout sessions.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
When The Times knocked on the door of the home Yeager had hoped to rent — days after Yeager had been told the tenants would be moving out — a dog immediately barked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
So when, at the first eat-in, at the Sands that February, the children defaulted to ordering hamburgers, Duncan barked to the waiters: “No, they do not want hamburgers. They want steak and lobster.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
They began by fixing the pictures of some of the missing to lamp posts, the sound of their tape tearing across the noise of neighbourhood dogs which barked aggressively when they passed by homes.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
“Stand back,” one of the police officers barked.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
