purr

Example Sentences

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They handled Australia next as the engine began to purr.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

If they were, it was from behind their sofas and between their fingers knowing City's juggernaut is starting to purr into gear as they swept aside hapless Chelsea in the second half.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Hard to beat the purr of a high-tech race car.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

"Every cat in our study had its own characteristic purr," says co-author Anja Schild.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

Over the purr of the motor we heard a wind pump squeaking as it turned and a calf bawling and the katydids starting up in a grove of walnut trees.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck