squeal
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And as “Blow Out” reminds us, all it takes to be pulled into this vicious riptide is the squeal of a shot-out tire skidding against the asphalt.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
When they get their money, they run madly for the exits, bowling over anyone in their path, and they squeal away in their cars, leaving tire tracks on the road.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2025
The word “try” is banned—if a student says it, Lee lets out a squeal so loud that the teaching assistant on the other side of the wall can hear it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
"We just heard this squeal, the rev of an engine and a huge, loud impact," Kimberly Stricklen, a visitor to New Orleans, told Reuters.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2025
I say, but it’s more like a squeal.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
The squeals from the crowd take us back to the 1940s, but the quality of the music itself is timeless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
"I wish I could bottle the squeals of delight and joy," she added.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
"I've lowered my standards and my expectations," she squeals whilst buying art and riding in bumper cars.
From Salon ● May 26, 2024
In the audience, 130-odd children, ages 8 to 10, let loose squeals, some gasps, and one “it’s not real.”
From New York Times ● May 13, 2024
He keeps up his presentation over the joyful squeals as people get handfuls of candy fish delivered to their desks.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
This morning, I actually squealed when the library emailed to say my hold on “The Wind in the Willows”—a book I first read in sixth grade—was ready for pickup.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Lindsie was estranged from her family for years over their suspicion that she had squealed to state and federal officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
Leanne squealed and thanked Jake "for not letting me down".
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025
She squealed loudly, dropped the phone receiver, and did a little dance like she had won the lottery.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2023
Three minutes later, the bookmobile squealed to a stop outside Liberty Park, which was actually more of a playground with trees and picnic tables.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
Another standout is O.R.B, which pairs squealing guitars with a message of "bro solidarity".
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Another gawked in horror as a squealing toddler tore through the store while their mom examined the chocolate moon rocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
Further along, Alabsi passes a man dancing in the middle of the street with his arms in the air as a squealing firetruck races by.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024
At their most nervous — any time they discover evidence of mankind, even though actual people remain unseen — the sound spirals out into jittery, squealing, inorganic jazz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
The bear was reaching into the pen to grab the pig, and the pig was running and squealing.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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