hollered

past tense of holler

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of hollered Pitman knocked at the open door and hollered the name on his list. Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 After beating the throw to first base, Bowen clapped his hands together and hollered a few times. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026 Another friend of mine hollered that to me at the Parkway Gardens, and that’s how Mickey came in. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 May 2026 As the market opened for business and hummed and hollered across the league Tuesday, the Canucks and their first-year management team remained on the sidelines. Thomas Drance, New York Times, 24 June 2026 The families hollered in celebration and got an extra moment for photos once the popemobile stopped so Leo could bless a couple of babies. CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026 Inside the iconic Cuban bar turned Scottish hotspot, the Tartan Army hollered as dancers dressed in green and yellow feather headdresses danced on top of the Ball & Chain bar. Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026 At Daytona International Speedway more than 70,000 persons whooped, hollered and slugged down beer watching Cale Yarborough win the Firecracker 400 automobile race. Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026 Fans shrieked and hollered as every player in the realmwide war — Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), the Sea Snake (Steve Toussaint) and his nemesis Lohar (Abigail Thorn) — popped up. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollered
Verb
  • Police said that after the girl screamed, the video shows a man getting into his vehicle and driving away.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Thompson screamed at the MTA worker before grabbing her and slashing on the left side of her nose, just below her eye, according to prosecutors.
    Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • In the ensuing 18 years, Gomez and Swift have consistently palled around at awards shows, supported each other's new albums, and shouted each other out on social media.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
  • Paul also shouted out Wolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly, coach Chris Finch and the Wolves’ ownership group, helmed by Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • By early 1775, Quebec’s governor complained that this letter was stirring up the population by planting dangerous doubts about British imperial authority.
    Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • Smith has long complained that Carney’s predecessor, Justin Trudeau, hindered the province’s energy industry and fueled separatist sentiment.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Fans inside the stadium and at watch parties across the nation yelled at the screens.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Civalli, who was at the center of a scuffle in the fourth inning, yelled at Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras after striking him out, causing the benches to clear.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Traffic hummed and whined on I-85.
    Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 13 May 2026
  • Second, in a report of their own, the pro-business commissioners whined that all of this was unfair.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • At the final whistle, some fans cried, some sat down with blank looks, some were mad, and others just seemed happy for the experience.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • And it was said by John Lewis that Martin Luther King cried at that moment, knowing that would mean the Voting Rights Act passed.
    NBC news, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • Bat met ball and, under his breath, Astros manager Joe Espada muttered an expletive.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • In the shadows of the long-hut, the elders muttered among themselves—of portents and crops and weather and the storage of grain.
    Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Coach Arne Slot moaned about VAR but his problems lie much closer to home.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • Critics moaned when the CFP committee picked the Hurricanes over Notre Dame as the last Power 4 entry into the playoffs.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026

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“Hollered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollered. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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