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
Those who stuck around seemed plenty willing to bellow along.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 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
Then he gently squeezes a bellow, pouring smoke into the hives of honeybees in his garden.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024
His ears rang with the metallic bellow of the saa-horn up in one of the temple’s towers, rattling his bones from head to toe.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
The domineering Sarastro, an all-powerful priest, bellows spiritual profundities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
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
As he brought it closer I was delighted to see that it was equipped with a small bellows.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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 don’t very well know what I did with my hands, but he called me “Rat! Rat!” and bellowed out aloud.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
“In honor of our fallen brother, Mr. Clifford Lee Burton,” Hetfield said, to a bellowing crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
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
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
I close the door on the bellowing choir.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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