screamer

Example Sentences

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But even grave-robbing isn’t as unpleasant as the dynamics of the Morelli family, led by chief screamer, grouser, mayoral candidate and all-around non-people-person Linda Morelli.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

He pushed the ball through the legs of a Notts County defender, looked up, and from 23 yards out uncorked an absolute screamer into the top corner.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2024

The mountain lion is known by more than 40 different common names, including puma, cougar, panther, red tiger, catamount and screamer, according to the state agency.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2024

Particularly during the double shot of “No Bystanders” and fire-canons-blasting screamer “Fe!n” that had the crowd bouncing hard enough to throw the earth off its axis.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

The screamer was a boy whose name is lost to us, for after this day he disappears from the pages of history.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli