Example Sentences

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The squeals from the crowd take us back to the 1940s, but the quality of the music itself is timeless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

"These crows rise early and interrupt our sleep with their annoying squeals and cawing," Mombasa resident Victor Kimuli told the BBC.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 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 sharp fuss of grown-ups, issued from porches at the rowdy barefoot yarding of neighborhood kids, rises over the chatter of rocking chairs, to contend with manic squeals and out-of-breath laughter.

From Salon • May 10, 2024

Teeth squeals, hunching back on his haunches and grooming his paws.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz