bark at

Example Sentences

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Or when the owners warned that the two Irish wolfhounds on the property tended to look in unison and bark at things that weren’t there.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

One dog that didn’t bark at the conference, and continues to stun by its silence, is that of a wealth or asset tax.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

I've heard James Tarkowski say you bark at him and you have had arguments on the pitch.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

Other times they’re protecting their space much as a dog will bark at or bite an intruder, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History.

From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2023

Here and there an islander tried his hand at milling sawlogs on his own, leaving fragrant heaps of sawdust and mounds of cedar bark at roadside.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson