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

On occasion those offering a majority opinion screech like howler monkeys.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2025

A 46-yard return from Makai Lemon set USC up at midfield, only for the drive to screech to an immediate halt.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2024

The truck jerked to a halt; we heard a screech of iron.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom