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
For TV producers, it's long been tempting to invite two self-righteous zealots into a studio to bellow at each other.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
The winds stoking the wildfires are forecast to pick up once more and bellow for more than a day’s length.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
Then he gently squeezes a bellow, pouring smoke into the hives of honeybees in his garden.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024
And we all flinched when he began to bellow, but the rope held firm.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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He just stops, and bellows out the word that means most to him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
It’s 6 a.m., and he bellows for me.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
Trombones bleat, a tuba bellows, drums are the heart.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
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
When the wheel turned, the third cog wheel pushed the bellows up and down, and I had a forge.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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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
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
Jack bellowed, and then jumped into the pool.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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He owned his portrayal of Gurney Halleck in “Dune” so completely that nobody blinked when he dashed into a battle scene bellowing mightily while clutching a pug, of all things.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
When the legendary frontman begins to sing, Mr. Jagger sounds enormous, bellowing with his full range while remaining in key.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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
He went into the room where he slept and he laid himself upon the bed and he wrapped the quilt about his head that he might not hear the beast’s bellowing when it died.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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