rend the air
Example Sentences
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Some are stunned into silence, others burst out in self-destructive rage; two gins rend the air with mourning wails that continue into the night.
From Time Magazine Archive
There would be a period of silence, and then, suddenly, loud shouts of laughter would rend the air.
From Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction by Harris, Joel Chandler
Hence, we shall wait, and mark his future course, ere we rend the air with shouts that he is born at last.
From Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject by Elliott, E. N.
They have a fine dramatic quality, unknown to the cheers which rend the air about us.
From Americans and Others by Repplier, Agnes
You must rend the air with your cries," Joan instructed her, "not too loud, because we don't want any one to hear.
From The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons by Marshall, Archibald
