ear-piercing
Example Sentences
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As Stankiewicz attempted to utter another sentence, the train’s ear-piercing horn sounded.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
A certain portion of the fanbase do romanticise the ear-piercing sound of the engines from the 1990s and early 2000s.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025
“Like a deafening, ear-piercing noise, and after a while, you start to tolerate it. And then before you know it, just block it out.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023
And is “the sound of fear,” to quote from the script, really an ear-piercing scream?
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2019
David runs in a tight circle, flailing his arms, his mouth wide in another ear-piercing howl.
From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord
