Example Sentences

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He recently had a student say “try” five times, earning five loud squeals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

"You literally have tissues with you? I'm so impressed," Rapp squeals...

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

We sat at a picnic table; the squeals of children released to the joys of summer carried in the warm Alabama air.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2024

In the audience, 130-odd children, ages 8 to 10, let loose squeals, some gasps, and one “it’s not real.”

From New York Times • May 13, 2024

The opossum squeals and flops onto its side.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz