howler
Example Sentences
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The real howler, though, is Netflix’s claim that it’s acting now on some uncannily fine-toothed financial appraisal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
The home side rode their luck against in-form Villa, who hit the woodwork twice before Mohamed Salah scored his 250th goal for the club following a howler from Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025
Former United goalkeeper Massimo Taibi, whose famous howler against Southampton in 1999 hastened his own departure from Old Trafford, believes Onana could be on borrowed time.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2025
That’s the point of their famous howl, which can be heard for miles: It warns off other howler groups and prevents fighting over food resources.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2024
Fiddler crabs scurry when you’re ten yards away; howler monkeys stir in their branches when you’re at twenty; African buffaloes react at seventy-five.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
