ear-piercing
Example Sentences
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And he’s not referring to the ear-piercing, 130-decibel sound coming from his Red Bull Racing 20 car.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2024
There were ear-piercing screams when she took to the field and a standing ovation when she left.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2023
“We basically decided to have fun this time,” said Kim, whose stern expressions, owl-eyed glasses and ear-piercing shouts to her teammates on the ice made her a fan favorite during the Pyeongchang Games.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2022
And is “the sound of fear,” to quote from the script, really an ear-piercing scream?
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2019
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.
