shrill

Example Sentences

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“My grandmother was a sharecropper in Arkansas, and I know that this is the same thing,” a man shouts at one point as whistles shrill and a handheld siren wails.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

Bars beckon along our path of modern-day “riau-riau music, the pipes shrill and the drums pounding,” and we dance our way in and out of a few joints, looking for the right madness.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

“I know James isn’t going to take the impression in a more self-righteous or shrill direction,” he says—not because “SNL” is playing things safe, but because the bit simply wouldn’t be as funny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

Then all the shrill noise of combat hits the ears at once and you understand how impossible it is to make sense of anything.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2025

The shrill voice of Helen, a narrower edition of her mother, and Nancy, her horrid little child.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier