screech
Example Sentences
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In fact, any birder will tell you that the sky-rending screech that accompanies bald eagles in most media depictions actually belongs to a red-tailed hawk.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026
Pareja then saw the housing market screech to a halt during the Great Recession, a crisis in which subprime mortgages were a central cause.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 12, 2025
The screech of tablesaws and popping of nail guns break up the silence in the fire-hollowed corners of these neighborhoods.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025
"Something made me jump out of bed, I don't know whether it was the screech of brakes or what," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2025
Marjorie and Lauren, in the hallway at school, with me in the background, face scrunched tight, eyes closed but mouth open wide mid-word or screech, judging from my expression.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
Vocabulary lists containing screech
"The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry
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