squawk

Example Sentences

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“Stay on That” is one of the slinkier numbers on the album, with rapidly strummed guitars and a wah-wah squawk that recalls Isaac Hayes’s “Theme From Shaft.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

"It's Americans who are going to squawk," said Prof Hampson.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025

It seems as if everything you’ve described about this class certification is just obviously correct, and I’m trying to figure out what the DOJ is going to squawk about.

From Slate • Jul. 11, 2025

When Roman blurts out that Logan's gone, handing Shiv the phone, her tearful squawk is heartrending.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2023

I open my mouth to squawk, but she turnt to look at me and said, “Is that all right with you, Quincy? I don’t want to offend you with this offer.”

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles