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yell

[yel] / jɛl /




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So there are different ways to fight, and here’s what I’d say to a lot of people: If somebody’s yelling, and you yell back, then nobody can hear a thing.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

The sets have too many doors, the scenes have a delirious number of extras and the actors yell their lines over the distracting clatter of crackling fireplaces, beeping machines and ticking clocks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Surely some of this is the doldrums of late summer and the lack of sports stuff to yell about.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Weigh those cons against the things AI has reliably proven it can do – cheat on homework and write janky code – and it’s easy to understand Sanders’ urge to stand and yell “stop!”

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

The car drifts a little to the right, and I yell, “Watch the curb!”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

And his nickname is so well-known that the whole stadium yells it whenever he makes a big play.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

To wit, a man catcalls her as she walks past and she yells, “I object!”

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026

“Class of 1975,” yells someone from the crowd.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

Throughout the incident, the fan yells, “Wemby!” as well as what is thought to be the name of a meme coin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

He stops the engines and yells at me in German and Polish.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

I was idling through a no-wake zone near Holden Beach, N.C., on my way to the fueling dock when some joker in a sportfishing boat yelled out, “Hey, man, what’d ya pay for that thing?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

As they yelled to their colleague about a marketing presentation, a man at a nearby bench checked in with his girlfriend—also on speakerphone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Siale also sheepishly waved to his family in the stands, getting a slight grin on his face when they yelled back down to him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

“You remember, don’t you, Mr. Cosby?” she yelled across the courtroom.

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2018

“I don’t know! I don’t care!” yelled Duane, causing both Handsome and Magic to raise an eyebrow.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

“Gold!” he kept yelling, “Gold from the American River!”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

So there are different ways to fight, and here’s what I’d say to a lot of people: If somebody’s yelling, and you yell back, then nobody can hear a thing.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

He appears to take a step or two while pointing and yelling after the foul was called.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch told CBS that Garcés Perez called his wife while "yelling in pain" in hospital.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The boat whirled away from the apartment building, away from the stretching, yelling Marcus and Derek, and in seconds they and all the others had disappeared in the dark, pounding rain.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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