shrieked

Example Sentences

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I normally think about what could go wrong, and I’ve cried out that we’re heading toward a dystopia more times than Chicken Little shrieked about the sky falling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 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

Irate, the woman shrieked, shoved something in the holding cell toilet and started frantically flushing to flood the cell.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

And so when the hand landed on her arm, she shrieked.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu