bloodcurdling

Example Sentences

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After six seasons, Peaky Blinders reached its bloodcurdling finish on TV in 2022 and had used the West Midlands backdrop for many locations, such as the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024

I love the way Bridgers’s lilting vocals slowly corrode into bloodcurdling heavy-metal screams during the song’s crescendo.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Among Schank’s most memorable moments in “American Movie” was a bloodcurdling scream he recorded for “Coven.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2022

He organizes long lines of people to walk across a short row of burning coals while leading participants in a bloodcurdling call and response of “Say yes!” and “Yes!”

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2022

But the bobcats had always scared him with their now-guttural, now-piercing and effeminate, bloodcurdling screams.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols