war whoop
Example Sentences
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On a short summer night, listen and you might hear a war whoop skitter out of the darkness along the riverbanks, followed by the scattering yips of coyotes on Mount Sentinel.
From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2023
Gone too was Michael Phelps’ silver medal snarl, replaced by a post-relay war whoop.
From Salon • Aug. 1, 2012
Through the darkness the war whoop was heard fiercely yelling.
From Washington Post
They beat their cheeks in the Baganda brand of war whoop, thumped tom-toms, flung themselves prostrate as the Kabaka passed.
From Time Magazine Archive
My little brother, Teddy, lets out a war whoop when Mom’s AM radio announces the closures.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
