shrilly
Example Sentences
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“I’m fortunate that my voice is OK; it’s not shrilly and doesn’t upset people,” White said.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2021
As we speak, I can hear one of the Tower’s nine ravens squawking shrilly at a group eating lunch on a nearby bench.
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2021
We startle a chunky little woodcock that's sheltering in the long grass and it twitters its indignation shrilly.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2020
“Comrades! Quiet down!” the dictator cries out, while his wife shrilly shouts, “Silence!”
From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2019
“This pearl is like a sin! It will destroy us,” and her voice rose shrilly.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
