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

Then there was the time her pit bull terrier, Thor, barked at a cat outside, jolting the feline skyward.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

“I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump,” Epstein wrote.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2025

"Sit up straight!" - we've all heard that command barked at us many times.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

He was barely through it when his mother turned her head and barked, “Mikhail, you’d better be sneaking away so you can set another place for her!”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack