squawk

Less than an hour later, the plane returned to squawk 7700.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Economists might applaud, but elderly voters will squawk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

It seems as if everything you’ve described about this class certification is just obviously correct, and I’m trying to figure out what the DOJ is going to squawk about.

From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2025

When Roman blurts out that Logan’s gone, handing Shiv the phone, her tearful squawk is heartrending.

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2023

She was pointing out different pictures of long-tail squawk jays and what not, and he was so bubbling over with information that he probably failed to notice Adah can’t talk.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

A laptop on the center console dings like a supermarket scanner every time license-plate readers attached to the truck capture another car’s tag—and the computer squawks when it spots a possible repo candidate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

The honks and squawks of ibises and louries - shuffling silhouettes in the leafless trees.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2023

Here, it’s called Stickipoo — and if its robotic squawks and light-saber glow appear on loan from George Lucas, that’s only fair.

From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2023

Each parrot has its own distinctive voice with changes in the frequency of its squawks.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 20, 2023

The radio crackles and squawks, interrupted now and then by a soothing French voice, then a wisp of violin and a quiet French horn.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Airnav Radar reported that the BA Airbus A321 squawked the 7700 emergency code, which is used when there are mechanical or technical problems on board aircraft.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Some of them squawked about the slush fund in ways that took me by surprise.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026

Parrots and macaws that had outlived their owners squawked in a giant aviary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

Instead, the backing track squawked for a second and then dead air filled the room, with nary a patriotic chord to be heard.

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025

I squawked, ‘We are geese, and geese keep going!’

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown

A raven in Colorado once lured two curious biologists deep into the woods with squawking alarm calls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

In the ocean-side city of Gloucester, about an hour north of Boston, the sharp smell of salt air has been undercut by the lingering funk of rotting garbage, and squawking seagulls circle overhead.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025

Massry runs from the front of the store to the back, walkie-talkie on his waist squawking as employees request help at the registers.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2024

For her mother’s birthday on Nov. 12, Ramirez took her to Rosemead Boulevard to witness the unusual sundown spectacle of squawking parrots plunging into the trees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2024

Ernie slammed the door, and Tess came darting across the yard, squealing, looking over her shoulder at the squawking storm of birds.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds