shrill

Example Sentences

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It was shrill, grating like broken nails on glass.

From Literature

But before they really started to feel comfortable with each other, they heard a shrill whistle.

From Literature

With difficulty I started climbing one of the large trees on the island, but I was arrested by a shrill cry and a sudden scrambling in the upper branches.

From Literature

It was a shrill and hideous sound: metal screeching on metal.

From Literature

The response around baseball to Tucker’s contract was as shrill as it was predictable.

From Los Angeles Times