banshee
Example Sentences
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“This place reminds me of the moors—it’s full of banshees!”
From Literature
“Didn’t mean to shriek like a banshee! I was startled, is all. It was so lifelike! She’s a talented lass, isn’t she?”
From Literature
In Gaelic lore, a “banshee” is a female spirit whose scream warns of impending death.
From Los Angeles Times
When he heard the news he says he “wailed like a banshee for 20 minutes”.
From BBC
At the same time, he continues to throw himself a great pity party, wraps himself in his solipsistic view of victimhood, wailing like a banshee and gnashing his teeth in anger.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
