shrilly

Example Sentences

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Shrilly he protested that it invariably caused him to fall fast asleep.

From Time Magazine Archive

Shrilly sound Pan’s pipes; and behold the banker instantly concealed in the bank parlour!

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Shrilly the whistle sounded at the lips of the petty officer.

From Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

Shrilly Mrs. Ingleton broke in upon her, for there was something awful in the girl's eyes—they had a red-hot look.

From The Top of the World by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)

Shrilly whispering down the lanes That serpent through the ancient night, They, the scoffers, the scornful of chains, Stride their turbulent flight.

From A Pushcart at the Curb by Dos Passos, John