screech
Example Sentences
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Seagull imitators compete for best screech at sixth European championship.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
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
The day after high school graduation, Dolly boarded the first bus for Nashville, where record producers said she sounded like a screech owl and was too country to sing country music.
From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026
A metallic screech rings in my ears and my stomach rises up into my chest.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing screech
"The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry
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