bleat

Example Sentences

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Trombones bleat, a tuba bellows, drums are the heart.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Rhapsodizing about condiments to a ship of starving workers, Ylfa may as well bleat, “Let them eat ketchup!”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025

At a recent rehearsal, despite clarinet squeaks and the occasional bleat of a rogue saxophone, almost every student was smiling, Sarah Diamond reports in The Times.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2022

Despite clarinet squeaks and the occasional bleat of a rogue saxophone, almost every student was smiling.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2022

As soon as her feet hit the packed dirt of the road, a bleat from behind made her halt.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack