earsplitting
Example Sentences
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An earsplitting techno-accompanied dance party turns into a raid and a wild rebellion by the “queens”—likely a reference to the Stonewall uprising.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
International Airport flight path and have to contend with both helicopters and the earsplitting sonic reality of jets landing and taking off.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025
Walker fondly recalls those glory seasons, when the Phillies made consecutive World Series trips in 2008 and 2009, and all the excitement, the earsplitting noise that made Citizens Bank Park the place to be.
From Washington Times • Oct. 15, 2023
The fact that they brought this dilemma upon themselves with losses to objectively inferior teams undercut the boisterous cacophony of earsplitting music that reverberated through the Seahawks’ celebratory locker room on Sunday.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2023
The band was whipping through its repertoire at the usual earsplitting volume.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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