shriek

Example Sentences

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One of them shrieks with laughter —the blond one.

From Literature

“No, thank you,” Natalie said, but her quiet words were swallowed up by the shriek of Reuben outside.

From Literature

A shriek broke the dawn on the savannah, followed by more screeches and the rustle of branches: The wild Fongoli chimps were bidding each other good morning in the dry, scraggly Sahel.

From Barron's

I asked as the train’s shrieking brakes slowed us to a halt.

From Literature

"How do you think I feel?... He set me up," he shrieked.

From BBC