barked
Example Sentences
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So when, at the first eat-in, at the Sands that February, the children defaulted to ordering hamburgers, Duncan barked to the waiters: “No, they do not want hamburgers. They want steak and lobster.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 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
“I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump,” Epstein wrote.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2025
As he barked out the team’s next moves, Carroll paced between the Trojans’ offense and defense, scanning for anything that might be amiss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2025
He barked, and wagged his tail, and I had to laugh.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles