bellow
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The true artist must be the voice of opposition, of negativity, and should bellow “No! in thunder”—the phrase is Melville’s—to the easy affirmations of our complacent society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Being a line judge usually means being able to stand for a long period of time and, crucially, bellow out the call in a way that makes it obvious what is happening.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025
Then he gently squeezes a bellow, pouring smoke into the hives of honeybees in his garden.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024
Corporate onboarding sometimes really does make you wish Zarathustra would descend and bellow that God is dead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
There was another audible emotion beneath the bellow, a terrible anguish.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
The domineering Sarastro, an all-powerful priest, bellows spiritual profundities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
It’s 6 a.m., and he bellows for me.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
“Joyful bellows from the fans,” the Chicago Tribune reported the next morning, “drowned out the final horn.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
"I'm standing up for my rights," bellows Danny, a balding man with a grey beard who calls a converted horsebox home in a leafy suburb of Bristol.
From BBC ● May 2, 2025
Hephaestus actually laughed—a booming sound like a huge bellows stoking a fire.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
After calling the vest-adorned dog on stage and joking that she would bite Clark, he bellowed, “Is she lying, too?”
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
"This does not slip," bellowed an emotional Liverpool skipper after a 3-2 win at Manchester City made it 10 on the spin and put the Reds on the brink of a first title since 1990.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
"Assemble!" someone bellowed in the prison corridor, cutting through the silence.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
“Purdue sucks!” he bellowed to thunderous applause, “So does Michigan and Ohio State!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
The monster bellowed in frustration and started after them, its paddle feet scooping through the water with such power that it actually started to gain on them.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
The payoff, after Simpson would appear in some unlikely setting, was him bellowing “You’ve been juiced!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
It was certainly part of the game when Arsenal thrashed Manchester City 5-1 in February 2025, Gabriel celebrating a goal for his side by bellowing in Haaland's face in an act of sweet revenge.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
While he said he hasn’t been among those bellowing that oil was headed to $200 a barrel, he didn’t sell any of his positions either.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
“Wuthering Heights” begins with a slowly intensifying squeaking noise, bellowing out over a blank black frame.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026
He storms back and forth, bellowing like Genghis Khan at a troop inspection.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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