screech

Example Sentences

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The loud screech of a Typhoon and F-35 jet rips through the night sky above RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

In fact, any birder will tell you that the sky-rending screech that accompanies bald eagles in most media depictions actually belongs to a red-tailed hawk.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Pareja then saw the housing market screech to a halt during the Great Recession, a crisis in which subprime mortgages were a central cause.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 12, 2025

Life doesn’t screech to a halt after a Pollyanna rom-com ending, just like love isn’t cast in amber, destined to be preserved forever.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2025

The bus jerks forward, and she gives a little screech of laughter that’s echoed by the other two girls.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish