SQUAWK in a Sentence

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Example sentences for SQUAWK, such as:

1. then a quick squawk as the connection was broken.
2. While I was putting my horse away, I heard a rooster squawking.
3. I threw pebbles at the hens, and that made them jump and squawk.
4. As the fox came into the yard, the chickens began squawking in alarm.
5. He imagined some strange voice would come from the dead throat and squawk after him in horrible menaces.

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 Meanings and Examples of SQUAWK
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
squawk
 v.  utter a harsh abrupt scream
 n.  informal terms for objecting
Classic Sentence:
1  then a quick squawk as the connection was broken.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
2  He imagined some strange voice would come from the dead throat and squawk after him in horrible menaces.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
3  While I was putting my horse away, I heard a rooster squawking.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4. The Pioneer Woman's Story: III
4  He believed for an instant that he was in the house of the dead, and he did not dare to move lest these corpses start up, squalling and squawking.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 14
5  The hens woke up squawking with terror because they had all dreamed simultaneously of hearing a gun go off in the distance.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VI
Example Sentence:
1  I threw pebbles at the hens, and that made them jump and squawk.
2  As the fox came into the yard, the chickens began squawking in alarm.