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Example sentences for "howled"

Lexicographically close words:
howitzers; howk; howkit; howl; howld; howler; howlers; howling; howlings; howls
  1. They said their prayers and were asleep in two minutes, while the storm howled outside.

  2. When, finally, they closed the door with the dog within, the little fellow howled sorrowfully.

  3. When she was unavoidably absent Douglas cried and walked the floor, and if allowed to go out of doors howled and waited on the hillside for her return.

  4. Miss Benson did not know where he was, and Teddy had never come back when he howled for him.

  5. Grandfather, who was that howled just now?

  6. The cliffs did, indeed, now look awfully grand; and the wind, which blew from the sea, howled among their recesses.

  7. It had become quite dark, and the flame of the torch carried by their guide quivered so tremulously in the sudden gusts of wind that howled round them, that they feared every moment it would be extinguished.

  8. In the air, little pieces of shell howled and the earthquake explosions drove him insane with the menace of their roar.

  9. The men stormed at it, cursed it; but it continued to allow the buckets to be filled only after the wheezy windlass had howled many protests at the mad-handed men.

  10. The shells howled on their journey toward the town.

  11. She did not wish anybody near her, and she shut herself up beside the body with the dog, which howled continuously, standing at the foot of the bed, her head stretched towards her master and her tail between her legs.

  12. As through the village she flitted by, The watch-dogs howled aloud to the sky.

  13. I sprang into his arms, and just as he clasped me safely the wolves all turned tail and ran off into the wood as though they had been whipped, for they ran as fast as they could scamper, and howled fearfully.

  14. He grew so tired creeping with his legs doubled up under him that when he was half way through he gave up and howled for help.

  15. When at last he heard Martha and Noah talking, he barked and howled most dismally, as when a dog bays at the moon.

  16. A few feet from the door was the maid, sitting with limbs outspread, too dazed to move, while from under the corner of her skirt rolled a big, sticky ball of some kind that howled as it rolled.

  17. The rat terrier howled lustily, while Zip dropped down on the door mat and groaned as loudly as he could.

  18. Charny, who knew the ground almost as well as the young man, understood that he would escape him and he howled with rage.

  19. Billy Barton howled more loudly than his wife, and, as he could not raise his hands to his face, presented a terrible spectacle, though the captain declared there were no tears to be seen.

  20. Seated amid the rocks on the crest-line of the hills, where the wind moaned and howled from the west, they held a council of war.

  21. Job, without, thumped and scratched and howled louder than ever.

  22. Another blast howled through the distant trees and swept down upon him.

  23. Job howled once more and gazed at him with sorrowful appeal.

  24. We could do nothing but wrap ourselves up completely in sheets, and walk up and down all night long by the camp-fires, while the jackals howled outside.

  25. The horses were all picketed about; the men were lying here and there in the silvery moonlight, which lit up our tripod and kettle; and the jackals howled and capered as they sniffed the savoury bones.

  26. The ship danced like a cricket-ball, and the pilgrims howled with fright, and six died.

  27. The Indians howled like wolves, yelled like enraged cougars, and made the forest ring with their whoops; while the whites replied with shouts and cheers.

  28. The firing began once more, and the allied hordes howled round the camp of their victims like troops of ravenous wolves.

  29. Instantly the sky became covered with clouds, the fire went down, snow fell in large flakes, an icy wind howled round the mountain.

  30. Suddenly a blast of wind howled round the palace, and the Sun entered by a western window.

  31. All night the wolves howled round us, as if scenting their prey.

  32. Marietje played her scales in the drawing-room, while the wind howled down the chimney, which smelt of soot after the winter fires.

  33. Then Monday went on a hunger strike and howled like a Banshee night and day.

  34. And you know how that poor little dog howled all night after the battle of Courcelette.

  35. It screamed till it was black in the face; I got up and heated water and put the hot-water bottle on its stomach, and it howled worse than ever and drew up its poor wee thin legs.

  36. You howled at the top of your voice but you left Nan alone after that.

  37. As for Ken, he could have howled over Susan's speeches, but he would not so insult the duenna of his lady, so he sat with a preternaturally solemn face which seemed to poor Rilla a haughty and offended one.

  38. Dog Monday howled no more and resumed his routine of train meeting and watching.

  39. She went down to see Dog Monday and the station-master said, "That dog of yours howled from midnight to sunrise something weird.

  40. She howled dreadful at her first husband's funeral but she married again in less than a year.

  41. Yes, I should have howled like a dog tormented by boys--you can't imagine how it hurts me; it drives me crazy!

  42. Dogs howled mournfully; they had a narrow escape from being run down by a cow that was plunging along, wild with terror.

  43. While you were away just now I was obliged to turn my back on it, else I should have broken out and howled with rage.

  44. And at that they all cried and howled so, that their breaths came all up through the sea like bubbles out of soda water; and that is one reason of the bubbles in the sea.

  45. Then he howled and snapped and growled, until the gods, unwilling to have their peace disturbed, thrust a sword into his mouth, so that the hilt rested upon his lower jaw and the point pierced the roof of his mouth.

  46. There was too much of it in the air, for the Duch-ess sneezed now and then; and as for the child, it sneezed and howled all the time.

  47. The Duch-ess did not seem to see them, e-ven when they hit her; and the child had howled so loud all the while, that one could not tell if the blows hurt it or not.

  48. So Shortshanks had scarce got down to the strand, when the Ogre came tearing along in his ship, so that the wind howled and roared around him; he was twice as big as the other Ogre, and he had ten heads on his shoulders.

  49. But just as he reached the spot where the Princess sat, what should come but the Ogre tearing along in his ship, so that the wind roared and howled after him.

  50. Loudly roared and howled the fierce blast, and on she drove helplessly before it.

  51. This they did with right good will, although my father was a Protestant and a foreigner; and I cried and howled in sympathy.


  52. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "howled" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.