bellow
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The true artist must be the voice of opposition, of negativity, and should bellow “No! in thunder”—the phrase is Melville’s—to the easy affirmations of our complacent society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
This novel is a big, Bellovian bellow about the complex life of Cal Stephanides, an intersex person who grows up in midcentury Detroit during its boom years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
Then he gently squeezes a bellow, pouring smoke into the hives of honeybees in his garden.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024
On his abdomen is a cross with the words "into the light" written bellow it.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2024
Nighthand roared, a bellow of fury which reached the horizon in every direction.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
"Put your phone down," one of the members bellows.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
He just stops, and bellows out the word that means most to him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
The domineering Sarastro, an all-powerful priest, bellows spiritual profundities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
It’s 6 a.m., and he bellows for me.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
However, even to his own ears, his bellows seemed muffled.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
Before every race the cycling legend appeared on the big screen and bellowed: "Hoi you lot! Shhhh."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Including the fellow whose name was being bellowed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
After calling the vest-adorned dog on stage and joking that she would bite Clark, he bellowed, “Is she lying, too?”
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
"Assemble!" someone bellowed in the prison corridor, cutting through the silence.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
He bellowed something Hazel didn’t understand, but it obviously wasn’t welcoming.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
When the legendary frontman begins to sing, Mr. Jagger sounds enormous, bellowing with his full range while remaining in key.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
While he said he hasn’t been among those bellowing that oil was headed to $200 a barrel, he didn’t sell any of his positions either.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
At one point in the film, a junior official points out that U.S. interceptors have failed almost half their tests, and the secretary of defense responds by bellowing: “That’s what $50 billion buys us?”
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2025
He’s the in-stadium announcer who fires up the crowd by bellowing, “Whose house?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2025
Tommy burst into thunderous bellowing, and the boys, now laughing openly, started to run off towards the South Playing Field.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Vocabulary lists containing bellow
Instead of "Said": Vexed Verbiage to Express Anger
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