shrieked
Example Sentences
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I normally think about what could go wrong, and I’ve cried out that we’re heading toward a dystopia more times than Chicken Little shrieked about the sky falling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 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
He sang Beatles songs in perfect pitch and shrieked in glee whenever a lighthouse came into view.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
At the sound of his deep-throated hunter’s growl, however, I regained my senses and shrieked, “Mr. Whiskers! No!”
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
