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yell

[yel] / jɛl /




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What if we weren’t destined to tear each other limb from limb, to yell instead of speaking, or dig our backpacks into each other’s bodies on the train?

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

When either of the two scores, Klugo releases a full-chested yell in celebration, and they slapped hands, a rhythm that repeats until the sets are over, until the game is over.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

Chris Butler, Aaron Nee, Adam Nee and Dave Callaham have written a heavy-handed script in which, when Castle Grayskull comes under attack, Idris Elba’s soldier is forced to yell, “We’re under attack!”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

Coaches today have to calibrate how loud they can yell and how many laps they can demand.

From The Wall Street Journal May 10, 2026

“We can yell if we need help. We gotta see which tunnel is the best one to go in, and we’d lose time checking each one out together. We’ve gotta split up.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

“Keep your jaw open,” someone yells, “it helps.”

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

Boos against opponents and bad referee and yells at your side to do better was the Spirit moving you to testify.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 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

“I got some string lights. They’ll make the clubhouse pretty, and we can use it at night!” she yells.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan

No one yelled at him for his impertinence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Metres away, other photographers yelled instructions to ornately dressed young women who held their fingers in victory signs and arched their backs for the camera.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

On one occasion, when he played missed, he yelled to the heavens in frustration, then celebrated when he toe-ended to third man for four.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Valdez recalls, “A few people stopped and yelled, ‘Don’t take Pinky!’”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

“Didn’t you notice,” she began in an oddly strangled voice, “how, when those men were fighting, the cute janitor guy yelled out, ‘Jonah!

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

A defense of yelling in restaurants: It’s a forbidden behavior in today’s restaurants—but Amanda Albee spoke to chefs who say it massively improved their careers.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

Today I asked the White House Correspondents’ Association whether it has guidance for what reporters should do if the president starts yelling at a colleague.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

Lifeguard crews responded around 10:30 p.m. to the Long Beach breakwall after someone reported a woman yelling for help, according to KTLA.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

She has received notifications of movement from the camera at her front door, and said she has seen some “suspicious” people on her three Ring cameras, even yelling at them through her phone.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

And the room erupts with hazmat screaming and yelling.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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