scream

Example Sentences

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On a recent afternoon, the scream of a naturally aspirated, 500-horsepower six-cylinder engine echoed across the Mojave Desert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"So you pay the amount. An hour later, they say it’ll be in your account. But it's not there. And you cry, you scream your head off."

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

When speaking about his own work, he sometimes interrupted himself with an arresting scream.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Many moms didn’t recover until nearly two years later, and their maternal scream still echoed across the media landscape long after the world first ground to a halt.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

At its foot, guarded by a solitary yew tree, was a cavern of darkness like a silent scream: a gaping stone mouth.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver