hollered

past tense of holler

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of hollered As players and coaches hooted and hollered for Richman’s win, Mills socked a cheering Richman with a right hook to his facemask. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026 Nearby, other passengers screamed and hollered for their lives. Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 24 July 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 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 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollered
Verb
  • Montes grabbed and threw two $10,000 candle holders to the ground, breaking them, and screamed at the congregation, according to prosecutors.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Police said the caller screamed and yelled while attempting to close the bathroom door.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Dern's 7-year-old daughter peered her head over the barricade from her front row seat and shouted encouragement each time mom got close to her side of the cage.
    CBS News, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Jarren Duran shouted at Willson Contreras at the end of an inning for no good reason.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Mayor Karen Bass had imposed a 45-day deadline for Lineage to clean everything up as neighbors complained of rotting smells, rodents and flies.
    Julie Sharp, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The inspection followed a hunger strike by detainees, who in a letter, complained about rotten or worm-infested food, medical neglect, and being coerced into signing deportation orders.
    Vanessa Romo, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In April, Bloomberg reported on troubles at Cooper’s company, spurred in part by juggling too many business ventures, including executive turnover, shows that failed to become major hits and staff issues with Kaplan, who often yelled at employees.
    Ashley Carman, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Witnesses said the suspect yelled racial slurs at the victim, officials said.
    Jessica Baltaxe, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Post-Covid, Hollywood has whined about the falloff for MPA fare in Pan Asian territories, particularly the once-robust South Korea.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 28 July 2026
  • After a few casts, Rubye’s rod bent, and the reel whined as line spooled out.
    John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Mexico women cried with joy after a 20-19 win over Great Britain — which rallied from 20-6 down — for the women’s bronze and an Olympic spot.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken cried while tributing songwriting partner Howard Ashman on stage at D23’s Beauty and the Beast reunion.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This was 1872, and the pious (and patronizing) commentators of the time muttered that Damien’s unvarnished personality was due to his simple farm upbringing in rural Belgium.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
  • Bat met ball and, under his breath, Astros manager Joe Espada muttered an expletive.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 29 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 22 Aug. 2026.

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