barked

Example Sentences

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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

James barked at Rui Hachimura, who screamed back, ‘What?’

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

“There was no quieting him,” Eleni, 62, said, noting the dog barked relentlessly for several minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

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

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

He barked a few more times and then began poking his big nose against the cage door.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney