shriek

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's

“I don’t want to drown!” she shrieked, sobbing as her mother, eyes welling up, tried to get her to climb down the banks to the water below.

From New York Times

It grows quieter with every block we pass, the shrieks and laughter of the bars replaced by the hum of construction vehicles.

From Seattle Times

Then the crowd shrieked even more, as the roach scrambled onto the photographer’s foot and got kicked into the air.

From Washington Post

And I’m thrilled when I hear gasps because they didn’t know the ending; sometimes people shriek because it’s so shocking to them.

From Los Angeles Times