shrieked
Example Sentences
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Spectators shrieked when the sun vanished altogether and looked around with their glasses off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
"How do you think I feel?... He set me up," he shrieked.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
At the second smaller stage, dancers shrieked as confetti cannons fired simultaneously with a bass drop, glitter falling like shimmering rain.
From Barron's ● Nov. 23, 2025
When the bus pulled up to pick up dozens of teenagers from the Watts Empowerment Center, the youths shrieked with joy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
May didn’t seem to care that the door’s rusty hinges shrieked as she opened it, but Jack winced, waiting for the guards to come hurtling down the hall at any second.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
