holler
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Former talk-show host Winfrey wrote that one of her fondest memories with Parton was "having a hoot and a holler while wearing Bob Mackie gowns on her show Dolly".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
She calls cows to breakfast with a holler, extemporizes on the Bible in full paragraphs and keeps a collection of high-vibration crystals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
"But the kid inside of you wants to break out and just hoot and holler."
From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026
“There would be times where I’d holler at him out there like, ‘Hey!’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
He opened the door again and then turned to holler back at the kitchen.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
“Palms up, invite those bids,” he hollers to everyone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
But us football fans must recognize that not everyone hoots and hollers for the conversion on a long third down or a legendary pick six.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2025
There were heartening hollers, dramatic dashes when chances were created and applause for the application of her players throughout.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025
A man among them hollers, “We’ll build a new San Francisco!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
“You were gone all morning and these small piles are all you brought?” the mother hollers at us when we get home.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
A woman driving down the ritzy boulevard rolled down her window in curiosity and hollered at the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
Eight men sliding 16 stones down an ice sheet to the soundtrack of clunking granite, furious sweeping and hollered commands of "hard" and "curl".
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
The man, Marshall Wilson, 46, then hollered at Reichert, according to a memo from the Yellowstone County prosecutor’s office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had hollered a similar message in a warmup speech to the senior officers.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2025
“You go buy those bonds,” hollered Leafie, “then git on over here and have some of this cake.”
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Holford added that he saw passengers and crew members "hollering" and "crying" as they tried to get off the ship while it was sinking.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
We’re hooting and hollering because Texas is now represented in the Senate by a guy who sounds like Mr. Burns when he gets too many medical treatments and keeps offering everyone his love.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
Last year, “The Minecraft Movie” had children hollering in theaters but few stakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Because December 2006's goal of the month contest was powerful stuff; a 100%-proof cocktail of hollering commentators and screaming shots as semtex insteps hit the ball with gleeful abandon.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2024
Pounding and hollering: “Welchman! Professor Welchman! Wake up!”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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