bleat
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Rhapsodizing about condiments to a ship of starving workers, Ylfa may as well bleat, “Let them eat ketchup!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025
This is how Shiv, Kendall and Rome end up watching Connor bleat a forlorn cover of Marissa Nadler's "Famous Blue Raincoat" as Logan descends from on high to invade their musical bunker.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2023
Despite clarinet squeaks and the occasional bleat of a rogue saxophone, almost every student was smiling.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2022
There are those cute rodents that scurry about and delightful little donut-rolling sheep that exist only to bleat at you as you zip by them on Torrent.
From The Verge ● Mar. 11, 2022
As soon as her feet hit the packed dirt of the road, a bleat from behind made her halt.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
A heavy quiet hangs over Theofilou's farm in the absence of the bleats from the sheep and the tinkle of their bells.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Meanwhile, Michael Giacchino’s score soars between bleats of triumph and barbershop-chorus charm, a combination that can sound like an automobile show unveiling the first convertible with tail fins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025
Sixty Nigerian dwarf goats are taking turns crashing their horns against wooden stalls while unleashing a cacophony of bleats, groans, and retching wails that make it nearly impossible to hold a conversation.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 7, 2023
One of the saddest moments in series finale "With Open Eyes" is when Kendall, on the verge of losing the board vote, bleats, "I'm the eldest boy."
From Salon ● May 29, 2023
Out in the fields, a sheep bleats in the pattering rain.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
The animals bleated from behind a wooden fence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2025
One of the 19 animals who survived bleated as Raptis grabbed its face to reveal the burns on its ear.
From Reuters ● Sep. 3, 2023
A loud, sour-sounding horn bleated, piercing through the noise of the crowd, whose cries coalesced into an accusatory chant: “U.S.A.! U.S.A.!”
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2022
A few miles down the road, a chorus of cattle and sheep mooed and bleated as we talked to Andrew Robert Tudor Davies on the family farm.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2021
In answer, the Zamani goat bleated back at him.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
The bleating trumpet on the following “Before I Knew” recalls Mark Isham’s work on the horn when he was in Van Morrison’s band in the early ’80s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
With his inane bleating on television about taking over the world, Graham sounded unhinged.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2026
At the top, a spacious bungalow stands next to a large shed, full of bleating sheep smothering the strains of pop music from a radio.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2024
He sometimes makes loud bleating noises and has his small dog in tow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
I heard two things at that moment: Father saying “Never forget this lesson” as he looked on grimly; and the bleating of the goat.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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