bray

Example Sentences

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What he actually wrote was “dogs bark it, asses and mules bray it, and bilious bipeds whistle it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024

So he reached back to his Broadway experience as Mozart in “Amadeus” — the composer was said to have stunned the imperial court in Vienna with his donkey’s bray of a laugh.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2019

He’ll bray, he’ll bate, he’ll prate, he’ll Berate, and he’ll inveigh, Then once we’ve been diverted, he’ll cause a new melee.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2018

Any time he appeared before reporters, they'd ask if "Curb" was coming back and he'd bray some indifferent punchline that would be dutifully quoted.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2018

Happy hour was a good place to bray, to regenerate courage, and to be infected with the enthusiasm of other men who lived to fly.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy