bellow
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Grunting may be the lingua franca of Bos grunniens, but they also harrumph, bellow and squeak, and calves occasionally meep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
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
Then he gently squeezes a bellow, pouring smoke into the hives of honeybees in his garden.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024
On his abdomen is a cross with the words "into the light" written bellow it.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2024
For a while the only sounds were the scrabbling of their boots over the rocks, their own harsh breathing, and the occasional belch or bellow from an elephant seal.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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
Mara examined the kiln and placed the nozzle of a bellows into the back.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Including the fellow whose name was being bellowed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 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
"Assemble!" someone bellowed in the prison corridor, cutting through the silence.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
“Order in the court!” the judge bellowed, pounding his gavel.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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
At one point in the film, a junior official points out that U.S. interceptors have failed almost half their tests, and the secretary of defense responds by bellowing: “That’s what $50 billion buys us?”
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2025
Chalamet has already given us so much — the joke fodder, the buttery tux, Adam Sandler bellowing his name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2025
Viola sidestepped and tossed her head, bellowing again.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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