whimper
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European and domestic losses got the 2026-27 campaign off to a whimper but Vrancken stayed calm and believes his team are now reaping deserved benefits.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
And yet the victory comes with more of a whimper, given expectations heading into the night.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
The strange legal saga that torpedoed Jeff Shell’s career at Paramount Skydance has ended with a whimper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
We’ll all find out together if that’s a bang or a whimper.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Zu began to whimper, her cries muffled as she pressed her face against her knees.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
So his team gathered the barks, growls and whimpers of 74 dogs of varying breeds, ages and sexes, in a variety of contexts.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024
It takes courage to open a new play in the West End without a previous run somewhere else, but “Lyonesse” whimpers where it should roar.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
These included grunts, whimpers, laughter, screams, hoos, barks, squeaks, and pant hoots.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2023
The cries of mammalian infants, for example, can be incredibly similar, to the point that white-tailed deer will respond to whimpers whether they're made by marmots, humans or seals.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2023
Bieber whimpers from the top of the stairs, and there are footsteps above us, and Abby’s telling a story about Taylor.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
Babies with tubes in their noses whimpered quietly in their mothers' arms.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2024
“When it comes to the actual re-establishment of the business, Sound Transit provides next to nothing,” he said, as babies whimpered behind his office wall at naptime.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
Yet because he never whimpered or complained, few outside the program even knew what he had to endure.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
He nervously tries to speak, but only a few whimpered words emerge.
From Salon ● May 22, 2023
He whimpered in his sleep and stopped fighting.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
“I think if the dog came out alive, one of them has to be alive as well,” Fajardo said, as Yogi sat next to her whimpering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
She was crying quietly while we talked, one of those whimpering meltdowns that kids have without actually screaming.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2025
One video, which has had millions of views, shows the mysterious figure appearing from behind a mirror to whimpering children.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2024
Gabriela Barrera, 21, was arrested Saturday after Irvine Police Department Animal Service officers went to a home on Eastshore regarding reports of whimpering dogs on the patio.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
Shaking and whimpering to bring him up with me.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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