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
Bush didn’t bellow it out at a campaign rally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2025
Then he gently squeezes a bellow, pouring smoke into the hives of honeybees in his garden.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024
There was another audible emotion beneath the bellow, a terrible anguish.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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
He has a voice, provided by Aaron LaPlante, but communicates with Fang in grunts and bellows.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 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 voice like the bellows of a forge.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
Glowing in their victories, Hegseth bellowed, “Can you believe I just started a war?”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 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
"Assemble!" someone bellowed in the prison corridor, cutting through the silence.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
“Purdue sucks!” he bellowed to thunderous applause, “So does Michigan and Ohio State!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
I was nodding, half-asleep over my book, when someone bellowed my name outside my window.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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
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
Where would Eurovision be without a raven-haired woman bellowing into a wind machine set to "hurricane"?
From BBC ● May 9, 2025
Despite his own family's discomfort with his antics, Hegseth kept up the scenery-chewing, bellowing about the all-powerful, forever-mysterious "they" have "come after me from day one."
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2025
The creature behind her ran as well, and it started bellowing.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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