squeak

If there’s a severe drop in enthusiasm or an undervote, it might allow Hinojosa to squeak by.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

Sir Paul Smith, the doyen of British fashion, is flailing around in his office with two large rubber chickens and making them squeak them with gusto.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Grunting may be the lingua franca of Bos grunniens, but they also harrumph, bellow and squeak, and calves occasionally meep.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

The Barn can host around 250 listeners; venues of this size often barely squeak by.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

I hold her eyes, and, when I speak, my voice doesn’t come out like a squeak at all.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Diving beneath a white cathedral of ice, I could hear the shrill whistles, honks, and squeaks of harp seals.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024

The exact purpose of these ear squeaks is unclear, but Groh's initial hunch is that it might help sharpen people's perception.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2023

“This season is all about physical comedy and stupid sound effects — we put so many basketball sneaker squeaks in places where they don’t belong!”

From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023

It’s very good, the new fake snow; it even squeaks when you walk on it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2022

I stand and uncross my arms as the door squeaks open a few inches.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

Hey, you’re looking at a guy that barely squeaked through high school, who doesn’t have any ability, and I lasted almost 50 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

I've not been impressed by Belgium, who squeaked their way to finish top of what was a pretty weak group.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

The same day, the S&P 500 squeaked by with a 24.74-point, or almost 0.4%, gain that sent it to 6,796.29, for its best daily performance in a week.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 28, 2026

The No. 10 seed barely squeaked into the bracket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

When he turned on the lights, I squeaked, “Hello,” right away.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

The tiny puppy, barely bigger than a football, is gently squeaking from inside a large cage where she is joined by a half-chewed fizzy drinks bottle and an array of dog toys.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026

“It Was Just an Accident” hinges on that chilling squeaking, which Vahid notices at the start of the movie and then not again until the very end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026

“Wuthering Heights” begins with a slowly intensifying squeaking noise, bellowing out over a blank black frame.

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026

Since Friday, investors have been moving back toward tech and other riskier assets, but with the Dow squeaking toward a record, it shows they aren’t abandoning things either.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

Like when you feel like the tinkling wind chimes at the beginning of a song or like the squeaking sound when fingers move across guitar strings.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez