How to Use howl in a Sentence

howl

verb
  • The dogs were howling at the moon.
  • Once the alarm sounds, the dog howls a singsong tune in response.
    Fox News, 15 Sep. 2019
  • This Charles is weepy and thoughtful and howls to the skies in grief.
    Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Punch has the howling crowd once more in the palm of his hand.
    Robert Coover, The New Yorker, 18 July 2019
  • The wind was howling louder now, and the sky was a strange gray.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 8 July 2024
  • Each joke lands better than the last, and the crowd is howling.
    Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, 19 June 2018
  • Some dogs showed signs of stress, and about 10 percent howled.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
  • One man is howling in pain with burns to his hands, arms and face.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 Apr. 2018
  • 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
  • As the rain fell and the wind howled and so many of the world’s best players faltered, Shane Lowry held his nerve.
    Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 21 July 2019
  • But that afternoon, the sky darkened and the wind howled.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • The dog rarely barked, but as Kelly passed, Progger threw back her head and howled.
    Earl Swift, Outside Online, 20 June 2018
  • 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
  • Sometimes, even in the dead of night when the whole house was asleep, Baxter would start howling.
    Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 23 Oct. 2019
  • She gusts, howling, back to the refuge of her mother’s house in Assam.
    Paul Salopek, National Geographic, 16 Oct. 2019
  • The crowd howled as his caddy put his wedge back in Murray's seemingly-50-year-old bag.
    Peter Dawson, star-telegram, 23 May 2018
  • The riders cheered and howled, then some hundred of them rode off to the corner where their friend had died.
    Thomas Fox Parry, The Atlantic, 1 June 2018
  • When Megan Rapinoe scored the first goal of the match for the U.S. in the 61st minute on a penalty kick, the crowd of a couple of thousand fans howled.
    Parth Upadhyaya, The Denver Post, 7 July 2019
  • The clip opens on a dark and spooky night, complete with a full moon, howling wolves and a steady rain falling on a haunted mansion.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
  • People's hearts broke hearing the dog howling for his owners.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024

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