banshee

Example Sentences

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Stentor and Siren were just about to make the turn onto Hog Scald Road when there came a terrible banshee scream.

From Literature

“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