bark at

Example Sentences

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Or when the owners warned that the two Irish wolfhounds on the property tended to look in unison and bark at things that weren’t there.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

One dog that didn’t bark at the conference, and continues to stun by its silence, is that of a wealth or asset tax.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

"But why could the guy not look me in eye? It was the lack of communication and human kindness, it was the way they bark at people - it's quite intimidating."

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2024

Other times they’re protecting their space much as a dog will bark at or bite an intruder, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History.

From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2023

Thank goodness Mojo and Maja remember me from school and Mami from the times the canasta group met here, so they don’t bark at us.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez