barked
Example Sentences
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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
Guard dogs barked in the distance while soldiers monitored the perimeter from watch towers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
“I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump,” Epstein wrote.
From Salon • Nov. 13, 2025
He turned and barked, “Join us, Brightbill! We’d love to meet you up close!”
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
