bark

Example Sentences

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It is usually the dogs who notice the sound first and begin to bark furiously.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

These are the days that smell faintly of iron and wet bark.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

In the 1950s and 1960s, some indigenous artists began painting ritual designs on bark, instead of cave walls, using traditional earth pigments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

The forester examined the tree and found D-shaped holes — the calling card of the goldspotted oak borer — where the beetles had chewed through the tree to emerge from the bark.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

“What I need for you to do is to bark and howl as much as you can.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood