shriek

Example Sentences

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“You don’t even say thank you!” she shrieks in another.

From Los Angeles Times

I screamed, but they shrieked and converged on me like a flying army.

From Literature

His shrieking reactions to his wife’s savagery throw into relief his good nature and her perversity.

From Los Angeles Times

Katherine shrieked and then she giggled and then she pounded her fists against Jonah’s chest.

From Literature

But when I got to college and fell madly in love for the first time, I was primed for the Kate Bush version of “Wuthering Heights,” an avant-garde musical number, all shrieks and pleading.

From Los Angeles Times