earsplitting

Example Sentences

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Even on the rare occasions when they scored, the Americans were drowned up by the earsplitting whistles from the crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

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

Instead, they embraced every shred of criticism, no matter how pointed or earsplitting.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2023

Up close, the spinning turbines make an earsplitting din.

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2023

Faces appear and mouths move, but all I hear is an earsplitting buzz.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen