How to Use howl in a Sentence

howl

verb
  • The dogs were howling at the moon.
  • This Charles is weepy and thoughtful and howls to the skies in grief.
    Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Some dogs showed signs of stress, and about 10 percent howled.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Pet Care 101:Your hub for all dog and cat care tips Why do dogs howl?
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Winds were howling, and heat bore down as flames licked the trees on the horizon.
    Claire Rush, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Stuck on a flight with a howling cat Dave Dzurick has been there.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2023
  • My first thought was to leave her to howl into her own abyss.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Pets may hide, howl, pace or pant during the eclipse, Krebs said.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024
  • The wind continued to howl and shake the building all night.
    CBS News, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The winds are howling, the rain is pounding and sirens are blaring.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Now, throw your pinky fingers up at the moon and howl in Bruno’s honor!
    al, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Joey rushed to the hospital to find her mom in a bed howling.
    AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023
  • At one point Cruise, 58, smiles and waves at the passengers who howl with glee.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2020
  • The howling wind shook his house hard enough to dislodge a picture from the wall, which hit him in the head.
    oregonlive, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Democrats howled, and the plaintiffs from the original court challenge took the state right back to court.
    Kyle Whitmire | Kwhitmire@al.com, al, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The toddler whimpered and howled, but no one came to her rescue.
    Faith Karimi, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Tattoos spilling out from his T-shirt—a howling wolf, a bird.
    Camille Bordas, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
  • The seven of us are entirely alone, not a sight but for the whirling snow, nor a sound but for the howling wind.
    Taymour Soomro Scott Conarroe, New York Times, 10 May 2023
  • In the wake of the departing storm, cold winds are howling across the Great Lakes from the west-northwest with gusts from 40-70 mph.
    Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Winds will begin to howl in parts of Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio.
    Pedram Javaheri, CNN, 22 Sep. 2021
  • And don’t confuse me for a vampire, or a werewolf howling at the moon.
    Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Because the rest of the league also will be rested and healed, and talent-wise, the howling pack has caught up with the W’s.
    Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 7 May 2020
  • The wind was howling, and large clouds of smoke were approaching from the dry hills above the neighborhood.
    Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Out of nowhere, a man howling in pain comes barreling at them.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Other dog owners have revealed that their pets howl when the song plays as well.
    Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 21 Mar. 2020
  • Dogs howling at my spinal cord, tails curled between my ribs.
    Hazlitt, 29 Mar. 2023
  • As explained, the wolf moon is named after the wolves that would howl during winter nights.
    Annabelle Spranklen, Glamour, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The crowd, sensing the makings of something special — or even cathartic — rose to its feet and howled.
    Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2020
  • Amongst the madness, Liv.e enters, howling to the madness.
    Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Smith referred to Schultz as a billionaire in passing and Schultz howled in pain.
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 29 Mar. 2023

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