screech
Example Sentences
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“All these that are destroyed, destroyed, destroyed in Babylon the great — how one hears the envy, the endless envy screeching through this song of triumph.”
From Washington Post
When the pandemic hit, Ms. Susewitz’s livelihood of new office furniture screeched to a halt.
From New York Times
Brook wields the bat like a lead guitarist screeching out a killer riff.
From BBC
These high jinks are so carefree about coherence that during this rampage, we hear the screech of a terrified cat.
From New York Times
PEORIA, Ariz. — Evan White likes to look at the hidden blessings of the two-year ordeal that brought his promising Mariners’ career to a screeching halt.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
