shrill

Example Sentences

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“My grandmother was a sharecropper in Arkansas, and I know that this is the same thing,” a man shouts at one point as whistles shrill and a handheld siren wails.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

“I know James isn’t going to take the impression in a more self-righteous or shrill direction,” he says—not because “SNL” is playing things safe, but because the bit simply wouldn’t be as funny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

It draws on another 21st-century innovation: the rise of shrill reality TV like "The Apprentice."

From Salon • May 23, 2025

Shakespeare’s play assumes the shrieks and shrill cries of a B-movie.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

There was something sickening about the shrill urgent summons of the bell.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier