shriek
Example Sentences
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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
A shriek broke the dawn on the savannah, followed by more screeches and the rustle of branches: The wild Fongoli chimps were bidding each other good morning in the dry, scraggly Sahel.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
Children shriek with delight from the new playground at the Palisades Recreation Center.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
Because pain itself is generated in the brain, not the body’s tissues, it can be wildly out of proportion to any physical damage, an amplifier that transforms a whisper into a distorted shriek.
From Slate • Sep. 15, 2025
When the Gestapo came to the barn where the woman was hidden, not the baby but the mother began to shriek with hysteria.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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