shrieking

Example Sentences

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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

Claudius has made himself a monarch again, standing at the head of a shrieking horde of desperate peasantry who believe he can unbar the door to that heavenly place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

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

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

And there’s screaming and shrieking and people jumping up and down.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2024

The silence between us is masked by the sound of shrieking children and the banjo music coming from the speaker system.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller