growl

Example Sentences

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It came to life with the inimitable growl of a vintage straight four that took me back to my teenage self with a rush of sadness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

She dropped into her gravelly Cookie Monster growl for the answer: “Brown food tastes good.”

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025

To keep pace, Hans Zimmer has concocted a visceral new growl that rattles our seats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

I knelt on my bed, burying my tears into my jacket until I started to growl.

From Slate • May 19, 2025

Night after night we lay in bed listening to the growl of engines heading west.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom