bloodcurdling

Example Sentences

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After six seasons, Peaky Blinders reached its bloodcurdling finish on TV in 2022 and had used the West Midlands backdrop for many locations, such as the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024

Asked to recount the crash on the stand, Mr. Sanderson said he was skiing with “nothing in front of me” when he heard “a bloodcurdling scream” before he was knocked to the ground.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

“It’s a very primeval instinct. When you hear the hounds — they call it the music — when you hear the hounds’ music, it’s bloodcurdling it’s so thrilling.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2022

Each, however, harbors a doozy of a secret, one of them bloodcurdling.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2021

He was still leading when they broke a canter, until Chella gave a bloodcurdling shriek and galloped past him, and Shagga howled and followed.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin