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
The scream was just right — bloodcurdling, if also very funny — and the practical effects crew had finally found the proper volume and trajectory of the water cannon.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024
“I have done a couple bad things,” Alex sings in a pleasant voice, and then repeats the line several times, his voice becoming increasingly anguished until it turns into a bloodcurdling scream.
From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022
They might love the weirdness of it, but they also might be like a child in a group we passed on our way out of the tunnel, who let out a bloodcurdling scream.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2021
Major Puff, who, after hearing the bloodcurdling scream, thought he was under attack, had pushed up against the door to block any burrow breach.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
