shriek

Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce was being interviewed on national broadcaster ABC on Monday night when he interrupted the one-on-one to shriek "sit down!"

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

As a group of men force their way past us, a sudden shriek of noise and gust of air stops Joshua in his tracks.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

She sang open-throated declarations, recited broken poetic verses, scatted with the authority of a jazz singer, moaned with bluesy intent, and occasionally let loose an unbridled shriek or giggle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

Pinmei quaked and fought to stifle a shriek.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

In early July, terrifying shrieks were heard across Kyiv.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Some routinely put on a show: NYC0318, a whale also seen by AFP on a recent outing, often charms whale watchers with sensational lunge-feeds, breaching the water and prompting shrieks of delight.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Seriously, the dude’s shrieks could be heard echoing in the A’s dugout on the NBC Sports California broadcast of the game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

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 ● Dec. 27, 2025

“The humans!” shrieks Teeth, and he scuttles under the metal roller.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Spectators shrieked when the sun vanished altogether and looked around with their glasses off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

"How do you think I feel?... He set me up," he shrieked.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Nov. 23, 2025

As one plane after another shrieked across the cloudless sky, jet-shaped shadows raced across the pavement, alongside cars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025

She shrieked, “There he is, poor child!” and pulled me into a hug that nearly jammed the brass buttons on her jacket through my head.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen

In the 1990s, fro-yo nurtured a dubious reputation for healthiness summed up by George Costanza shrieking in disbelief on “Seinfeld,” “How could this not have any fat?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Yet the lizard brain making you gawk is shrieking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

The second pilot meets their passengers’ fear with hysteria, shrieking, outburst—that pilot shames their passengers, saying, “I can’t do my job because of YOU.”

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

I’ll pause here for general gasping and shrieking, and murmurs of, “Wait, there’s a dividend?”

From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025

The last were the most popular—the boys pranced round shrieking with laughter and throwing the crackers about everywhere, yet they were nimble enough to skip out of harm’s way.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya