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Example sentences for "wild yell"

  • Setting up a wild yell, the Indians scattered and plunged after them.

  • It was now wholly useless to undertake to check our animals longer, and, setting up a wild yell, the Indians scattered and plunged after them.

  • Illustration: "Setting up a wild yell, the Indians scattered and plunged after them.

  • First, resting his rifle against a tree so that it would be close at hand for any emergency, he drew his tomahawk, uttered a wild yell, and dashed in among the savages, cutting down one of them in a moment.

  • McLellan urged his followers to the charge, and, with a wild yell, they rushed upon the redskins, who took to their heels, leaving many of their number prostrate upon the ground.

  • Illustration: Suddenly there arose a wild yell aloft of "Man overboard!

  • Suddenly there arose a wild yell aloft of "Man overboard!

  • For an instant there was a pause of astonishment, for no one knew exactly what had happened; then there was a wild yell of surprise and fear, as our rifles came down again with a crashing thud.

  • There was a momentary pause, then a volley of arrows and musket halls was discharged in the direction of their hidden foe, and then, with a wild yell, the whole mass charged.

  • The Indians set up a wild yell of triumph.

  • There was a momentary pause, then a volley of arrows and musket balls was discharged in the direction of their hidden foe, and then, with a wild yell, the whole mass charged.

  • But suddenly, with a wild yell, the followers of Zeno leaped from behind the screening bushes, and dashed towards them.

  • The only answer to this was a wild yell and a chatter of gibberish.

  • There was a wild yell; the horse leaped and ran, breaking through a fence and wrecking the wagon; the painter spat, and made for the woods, and was seen no more of men.

  • Then, often, he seemed to be overloaded with the latter and would sit and shake his head and roar with laughter, now and then giving out a wild yell.

  • His men on the tower set up a wild yell of encouragement.

  • Barely had the shattering roar died out when Brian's reeling senses caught a wild yell of dismay from his men.

  • Try as he would he could not repress one long shudder, at which a wild yell of delight shrilled up--and then he fainted.

  • A wild yell went up as the New Yorkers drove the Indians back, and with a sudden rush broke the English formation.

  • With a wild yell of enthusiasm the rangers started forward and ploughed into the masses of the redskins with a will.

  • With a wild yell, a mass of savages jumped up from the protection of the fallen trees, rushed upon the oncoming riflemen, and soon drove them back into the advancing infantry.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "wild yell" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    cannot tell you how; each quarter; grace would; other course; other quarters; superlative degree; wild and; wild animal; wild asses; wild beast; wild bells; wild boar; wild boars; wild cats; wild ducks; wild flowers; wild fowl; wild fruit; wild game; wild grape; wild oats; wild olive; wild rose; wild shout; wild thyme; wild tribes