Howling in example sentence

We came into this creek in the evening, resolving to swim on shore as soon as it was dark, and discover the country; but as soon as it was quite dark, we heard such dreadful noises of the barking, roaring, and howling of wild creatures, of we knew not what kinds, that the poor boy was ready to die with fear, and begged of me not to go on shore till day.

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So we're in this big wire kennel with all these people, and the police officers are there and we're there, and we start howling like dogs.

With the keenest of ears, I would hear family chatter, laughter, the wind howling and even crickets chirping.

Perhaps the most vivid example was the practice of cat burning, in which a cat was hoisted on a stage and lowered in a sling into a fire, and the spectators shrieked in laughter as the cat, howling in pain, was burned to death.

And so my weekends were these long, howling silences.

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