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
Kruse knocked his head back and gave a great bellow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
He wanted to bellow at the world, cry out against her death, topple buildings, split the earth open, tear down trees.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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
To learn how to restore his instrument, Rinaudo enlisted the help of a mechanic friend who taught him how to fix all the valves, gears, pipes and bellows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
A tap-in birdie on two and six-footer on the fourth were received with even louder bellows of encouragement with "Rory, Rory, Rory" echoing through the dunes.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025
Both of Brokk’s hands were on the bellows.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
Including the fellow whose name was being bellowed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
On Tuesday, she wrote that Cody had died peacefully surrounded by family and “was welcomed into heaven as thunder bellowed outside, and we laughed because we knew it was a band of angels rejoicing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
"Assemble!" someone bellowed in the prison corridor, cutting through the silence.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
“The handcuffs that you’re carrying, they’re not on you anymore. They’re on the criminals,” Miller bellowed as he stood in an East Memphis warehouse, flanked by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025
A deep war cry bellowed from somewhere above, echoing across the plains of Tartarus, and a Titan dropped onto the battlefield.
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
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
Who is bellowing “I am an actor” at the top of their lungs this morning?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
Bobbito, Manny, and Wayne find a groove; then in comes Madrina's bellowing song about Ochún, the Santería river goddess of love.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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