holler
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"But the kid inside of you wants to break out and just hoot and holler."
From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026
The glorious holler of the V12—equivalent to six Italian superbikes—would make a statue of Enzo Ferrari cry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
She undercut the question slightly by launching into Drivers License - but watching the army of young fans holler those lyrics back at her, there was a communal sense of catharsis, at least.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025
High school, college, med school, it’s all the same: You dress up, get there early, sweat in the sunshine, and holler like hell when the grad’s name gets called.
From Slate ● May 27, 2025
I took a deep breath and leaped through the doorway with a holler.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Field hollers, blues, ballads, spirituals, game songs, cowboy songs: these are among folk music’s many familiar forms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
But the Disneyland faithful certainly will, as when Darth Vader set foot in the park’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge on Wednesday morning and the audience erupted in approving hollers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
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
Finally Darren hollers out over the din, “Hey! Give her a break!”
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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
Spivey hollered at Boyd to stop following him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
Todd whooped and hollered, in no small part because he had bet a Dodgers employee that his buddy would go deep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025
“They said the Dodgers are ruining baseball,” Roberts hollered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025
The others clapped and hollered, "Yes, my lord! What Tirid said!"
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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
“We’re hopping and hollering in our living rooms,” Michael said, “but it’s nothing like being in person.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
A throng of people came by hooting and hollering as they rushed outside to bowl.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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