ear-piercing
Example Sentences
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It could also be called a song cycle that employs ear-piercing rock and, for respite, a welcoming string quartet.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2024
There were ear-piercing screams when she took to the field and a standing ovation when she left.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2023
But in true late-season wildness, SKC captain Johnny Russell cut through the ear-piercing noise and Seattle’s defense for the game-winner in the 79th minute.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2021
The Brood X cicadas have already begun to rise from their underground lairs, and people across 15 Northeastern states will soon have free tickets to swarms of ear-piercing performances.
From Washington Times • May 5, 2021
The swarm enveloped the body of the plague god in an opaque cloud, its buzzing reaching an ear-piercing whine.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.