earsplitting

Example Sentences

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In Meggison’s case, the incessant bills and collection calls, coupled with the anguish of divorce, were like an earsplitting noise she couldn’t quiet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

International Airport flight path and have to contend with both helicopters and the earsplitting sonic reality of jets landing and taking off.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

Walker fondly recalls those glory seasons, when the Phillies made consecutive World Series trips in 2008 and 2009, and all the excitement, the earsplitting noise that made Citizens Bank Park the place to be.

From Washington Times • Oct. 15, 2023

Up close, the spinning turbines make an earsplitting din.

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2023

Harry didn’t like to tell Mrs. Weasley that Muggle taxi drivers rarely transported overexcited owls, and Pigwidgeon was making an earsplitting racket.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling