scream

Example Sentences

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"I heard a man scream 'Allahu akbar' five or six times, in a very agitated manner," a young man who witnessed the chaos that ensued told Blick, which did not provide his name.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Over three minutes, the pressure builds and builds until the frontman Luka Aranđelović erupts with a genuinely frightening scream.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

So, rather than picking up your infant every time they start to scream, you wait a bit, maybe two minutes, before going in and saying something comforting, rather than soothing them back to sleep.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

She’s forward and caustic, with a sharp wit and a hefty Jersey accent that doesn’t exactly scream “therapist’s office” — unless your therapist is Dr. Melfi from “The Sopranos,” in which case, lucky you.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

He made a chivalrous gesture toward the switchboard—and with an inhuman scream, the first sound I’d been able to make, I dove toward the switchboard and seized my headset.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse