How to Use howler in a Sentence

howler

noun
  • The article was full of howlers.
  • The disclaimer is four of those points were from goalie howlers.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2019
  • And the second was a howler, pure and simple.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • Someone must have told him that his use of the word was a real howler.
    — WSJ, 30 Mar. 2021
  • The howler monkeys slink like cats through the canopy, swiveling their heads to look for danger.
    — Sam Kean, Science | AAAS, 17 Aug. 2017
  • At the end of the day, everyone said nobody meant to do anything, which was a howler.
    — Bob Ford, Philly.com, 19 July 2017
  • The whooping calls of howler monkeys were an effective alarm.
    — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2015
  • Hubble the resident howler was impressed & showed her the ropes.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The neighbors include sea turtles, ocelots and howler monkeys.
    — Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 19 Aug. 2017
  • Meanwhile, the idea that kids and chores would somehow fit into a standard workweek is a howler.
    — Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The only sounds to be heard were the noise of wind whizzing through the ancient stones and the loud verses of howler monkeys.
    — Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Expect to see monkeys (both howler and white-faced), koatis, and perhaps even a leopard.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Either their ability to spot talent is crap or Man City have had a howler.
    — Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Alongside some welcome measures, there are some howlers—and glaring omissions.
    — The Economist, 16 Jan. 2020
  • The hyoid is instrumental in the howler’s ability to project its voice about two miles.
    — New York Times, 19 Mar. 2021
  • That story about averting her gaze at the sign of a mantled howler in Tortuguero was amazing.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The Vegas smart money was on Clyde here, after his comment shown above, which was a howler.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 27 Oct. 2021
  • But honestly, Richards’s howler of a performance isn’t even the main problem here.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2021
  • According to some former guests, a nearby family of six howler monkeys can be heard at dawn and near dusk.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2021
  • Including a couple of total howlers.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The park is also home to diverse types of monkeys, including capuchin, spider and howler.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Above me, in a tangle of tropical cenízaro and mango trees, a family of howler monkeys play and swing through the canopy.
    — Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 7 July 2022
  • Unseen, howler monkey groans punch through the sound of crashing water with an ohm-ohm-ohmmmmm.
    — Leighshulman, Longreads, 8 Aug. 2017
  • Two were soft goals, one of them the game-loser, and another was a howler that put the Royals ahead 3-2.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 5 Dec. 2021
  • Customers can order online, then pick up cans, crowlers and howlers (32-ounce growlers) without contact.
    — Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2020
  • The Wisconsin howler is a reminder to think twice before handing one-sixth of the economy over to this crowd.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2018
  • Of the four dropped catches, two were fiendishly difficult, one was eminently takeable, and one was a howler.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • As is common with howler monkeys, Marlie has been clinging to mother Charlie since birth.
    — Chron, 6 Aug. 2021
  • As is common with howler monkeys, Marlie has been clinging to mother Charlie since birth.
    — Marcy De Luna, Chron, 17 Dec. 2020
  • In the 70th minute Leicester somehow equalized thanks to a Jack Butland howler.
    — SI.com, 24 Feb. 2018

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