ear-piercing
Example Sentences
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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
Seldom have 58,000 people, uniformly this vocally delighted and expressive, produced such an ear-piercing sound.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2023
“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
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 two notes that create the ear-piercing clash are placed at a distance of eleven steps from one other: an E and the Et above it.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
