How to Use yelp in a Sentence

yelp

noun

• The stunned blue marbles of his eyes, that strange yelp of his.
  — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2017
• The Tesla turned the wheel to cross the yellow line, the driver let out a yelp.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 23 June 2023
• The yips and yelps build and then, when a rasping zither called the ajaeang hits, all but catch fire.
  — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
• The deputy lost sight of them both but then heard a bark and a yelp, and Champ soon returned.
  — Matt Campbell and Kaitlyn Schwers, kansascity, 12 Dec. 2017
• He's been front-page for months, every bleat, blurt, yelp, and belch.
  — Author: Garrison Keillor, Alaska Dispatch News, 6 Aug. 2017
• The figure lets out a quick yelp and scurries back into the store.
  — Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 20 July 2022
• Rolfe fires his Taser and a yelp can be heard above the weapon’s electric crackle.
  — Brynn Anderson, The Denver Post, 14 June 2020
• All of it punctuated by the yelps and howls of the Mothers.
  — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2023
• And Ernie would emit a great big yawn, or a yelp, or a prolonged, chirruping cry.
  — Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021
• Nick Mione said Max misses Madie and cries and yelps in her absence.
  — Erika Pesantes, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 Dec. 2017
• Once the first bird begins recalling with a yelp, cluck, or kee-kee, the game is on.
  — Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life, 24 Nov. 2020
• Taj made a childish yelp, paddled back out, and the two traded three-foot tubes for the next hour.
  — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2021
• For most parents, asking a child to clean up is more likely to spark a tantrum than a yelp of joy.
  — Nora Krug, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2019
• Yelp, to take one measure, gives Trump Tower a three-star rating out of five.
  — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2016
• Timothy Manley then punched the dog with a closed fist, causing it to yelp, the report said.
  — Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY, 18 May 2018
• Pineiro made all five of his kicks, including a 58-yard field goal in the third quarter that elicited a yelp and fist pump from him.
  — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 25 Aug. 2019
• So far, no Yelp reviews of the new spicy sandwich have been posted from outer space.
  — Thomas Novelly, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2017
• Nogueira notes that most of Cafe Henri's Yelp reviews are written by out-of-towners.
  — Todd A. Price, NOLA.com, 23 July 2017
• Wagging her tail, Lua bent down to investigate—then jumped straight up in the air, letting out a yelp.
  — Jim Carlton, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022
• Valentich later heard a bark and a yelp before Champ returned.
  — Tod Palmer, Matt Campbell and Kaitlyn Schwers, kansascity, 24 Jan. 2018
• But then a flock of turkeys begins to tree-yelp and soon the woods around us are alive with a massive bachelor group of gobblers.
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 2 Mar. 2021
• Before the first mile or yelp of any Slam quest, Budz said hunters must research and plan extensively.
  — Brian Lovett, Outdoor Life, 26 Jan. 2021
• On Yelp, Coco Massage has eight reviews and a four-star rating.
  — David Hernandez, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 June 2017
• Most of us do not relish the sight of the scuttling creatures and are more inclined to leap away with a yelp of disgust than to crouch down and admire them up close.
  — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 8 June 2018
• All of a sudden, Bowie did a giant backflip while letting out an awful yelp.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 17 July 2021
• Suddenly, one of the men lets out a yelp and the camera swings to reveal a lone orca heading straight for the boat’s transom at an alarming rate of speed.
  — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 16 Aug. 2023
• In an adjacent locker room with her Cleveland teammates, each yelp pumped the senior guard up more and more.
  — Jayda Evans, The Seattle Times, 9 Feb. 2018
• White then came outside with a club and swung it at Stepp and her dog, causing the animal to yelp and leaving a mark on Stepp’s back, according to the report.
  — Bianca Padró Ocasio, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 May 2018
• Whines, Yelps, and Pups in Distress Coyotes make yelps and whines when being submissive or in distress.
  — Jay Cassell, Field & Stream, 21 June 2023
• Stitt rhymed and used percussive techniques like wild, shrieking yelps.
  — Heather Augustyn, Spin, 9 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024