squawking

Example Sentences

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Who can blame the infant, even one so tender and mild, for squawking during his circumcision?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Ada, 36, is strolling on the beach, unfazed by the wail of air alert sirens mingling with the squawking of seagulls.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

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

But only in the careful hands of scientists who don’t have Musk squawking “go faster!” over their shoulders.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2024

Chickens were squawking in the yard next door.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie