shrill

Example Sentences

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“My grandmother was a sharecropper in Arkansas, and I know that this is the same thing,” a man shouts at one point as whistles shrill and a handheld siren wails.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

Lopez handed one to Juan Ballena, who immediately used it — a shrill, reedy blast soon answered by others.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

Bars beckon along our path of modern-day “riau-riau music, the pipes shrill and the drums pounding,” and we dance our way in and out of a few joints, looking for the right madness.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Thatcher was seen as "strange and shrill" when she got the job, but became the party's most successful boss of modern times.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025

The sturdy brown baby girl, the thin little naked boys, the half-grown children running and calling out to each other with sweet, shrill voices.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers