shriek
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I brace my nervous system for the piercing shriek, let it play like my own little theme song.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 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
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
The latest episode of The Celebrity Traitors has taken place, and all we're talking about is which celebrity can shriek the best.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025
Water pours out onto the lawn, and the girls shriek and splash each other.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
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
Occasionally Mr. Paul’s violin swoons and shrieks in a manner we associate with the instrument, but he’s just as likely to use it as a starting point for an electronic drone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 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
"Celia shrieks strangely," read one, while another said: "They repeat the wail."
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025
Lily shrieks in protest and drums her bare feet against my shins.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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
They shrieked with delight when Freeman acknowledged them with an affectionate wave of the glove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2025
Wanda shrieked, and then the first of the cops was upon them.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
You might drop this paper with an “ick” if you knew how many readers proved my point by shrieking “denier” at me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
When it was over, the sound of children shrieking “Puka!” reverberated off the bleachers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 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
If Craig showed up and had the audacity to move a single block, I’d start shrieking.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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