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yell

[yel] / jɛl /




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They made a U-turn after hearing someone yell Tupac’s name and seeing the BMW he was traveling in.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Surely some of this is the doldrums of late summer and the lack of sports stuff to yell about.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Weigh those cons against the things AI has reliably proven it can do – cheat on homework and write janky code – and it’s easy to understand Sanders’ urge to stand and yell “stop!”

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

Santana needed to be restrained by his teammates as he continued to yell at Caballero.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Her navigator would yell, “Greetings to you from the 46th Guards Women’s Air Regiment!”

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

She feigns outrage loudly, according to people who like her, and yells maniacally, according to people who don’t.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

And because the cars can rotate 360 degrees, Universal can in theory direct rider yells away from the studio below and the neighborhood nearby.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

To wit, a man catcalls her as she walks past and she yells, “I object!”

From Salon Jul. 6, 2026

“Class of 1975,” yells someone from the crowd.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

The wagon driver yells, “Eb, Bill, let’s get out of here! There’s other land.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

As they yelled to their colleague about a marketing presentation, a man at a nearby bench checked in with his girlfriend—also on speakerphone.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Asked if Garrett yelled at him, he said, “A lot. I love that type of coaching. I knew he wanted the best for me.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Related: ‘I’ve yelled, screamed and cried’: My mother gave $400K to online scammers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Metres away, other photographers yelled instructions to ornately dressed young women who held their fingers in victory signs and arched their backs for the camera.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

He collected a handful of pebbles, gave half to Abby and yelled, “Sink the ships! Sink the ships!”

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

A 10-second video of the press yelling at McConnell to speak or give a thumbs up — with seemingly zero response from the senator — has gone viral.

From Salon Sep. 17, 2026

Rita remembered that the shorter man had stuffed them inside his coat while he was yelling for the money.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

The three jurors noted their deliberations led to fights and yelling, which at times could be heard through the walls.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Lifeguard crews responded around 10:30 p.m. to the Long Beach breakwall after someone reported a woman yelling for help, according to KTLA.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Someone—it sounded like Elijah—yelled, “I’ll get it!” followed by the thump-thump-thump of feet coming to the door, and someone else, maybe Jamar, yelling, “See who it is first!”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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