barked
Example Sentences
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Twenty minutes later, videos show, Secret Service officers with ballistic vests and long guns barked instructions to clear a path as they rushed into the ballroom and onto the stage.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
James barked at Rui Hachimura, who screamed back, ‘What?’
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
They began by fixing the pictures of some of the missing to lamp posts, the sound of their tape tearing across the noise of neighbourhood dogs which barked aggressively when they passed by homes.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Guard dogs barked in the distance while soldiers monitored the perimeter from watch towers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
“Jai, come here!” he barked, and Neel remembered that Headmaster had taught the little-boy version of Baba years ago.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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