shriek

Example Sentences

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When the congregation responds with rhythmic panting that slowly builds to shrieks of grief and passion, Ann finally feels at home — the burdens she’s been carrying all her life, cast into the ether.

From Salon

In the single-voice readings, you must imagine the shrieking, which goes on even after Harry has slammed the book shut in fright.

From The Wall Street Journal

Children shriek with delight from the new playground at the Palisades Recreation Center.

From Los Angeles Times

Claudius has made himself a monarch again, standing at the head of a shrieking horde of desperate peasantry who believe he can unbar the door to that heavenly place.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the second smaller stage, dancers shrieked as confetti cannons fired simultaneously with a bass drop, glitter falling like shimmering rain.

From Barron's