shrilly
Example Sentences
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We shout shrilly that they must get a college degree, because without one they can’t hope to compete in the globalized economy, but even as we say it, we doubt our own advice.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
“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
Olakunde deposited the young child on the dock, where he no sooner had stood than he began to scream shrilly.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
