banshee

Example Sentences

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“Didn’t mean to shriek like a banshee! I was startled, is all. It was so lifelike! She’s a talented lass, isn’t she?”

From Literature

In Gaelic lore, a “banshee” is a female spirit whose scream warns of impending death.

From Los Angeles Times

When he heard the news he says he “wailed like a banshee for 20 minutes”.

From BBC

At the same time, he continues to throw himself a great pity party, wraps himself in his solipsistic view of victimhood, wailing like a banshee and gnashing his teeth in anger.

From Salon

At times sweet naif, at times screaming banshee, she seems not quite human, like the strange half-duck/half-dog creature that follows her around the scientist’s house.

From Seattle Times