croaked; croaking; croaks
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Examples of croak in a Sentence
Verb
We could hear the frogs croaking by the pond.
The man could only croak his name.
He tried to speak but could barely croak.
He had a heart attack and croaked.
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Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 18 July 2024
Into the nighttime, into the rain, their honks croaked and croaked.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2024
Another star of the haunted entertainment industry is Little Red Hiking Ghost, a classic J-horror apparition in a red hoodie whose hair completely covers her face and who speaks only in hollow croaks.
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Verb
Despite his small stature, Kwame parlays his hunting skills into a gladiator gig, where he’s expected to croak fast and hard.
—Noun
Until one of them croaks, and the film jumps forth in time once again.
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“Croak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/croak. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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