squeaker

Example Sentences

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Mark Joseph Stern: It’s terrifying what a squeaker this is.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

He had just 172 yards passing while splitting time with Horn in a season-opening win over South Dakota, then threw for 204 yards in a 23-19 squeaker over Middle Tennessee State.

From Washington Times • Sep. 17, 2023

Cox had the distinction of winning the closest congressional race in the country, an 862-vote squeaker over Republican incumbent David Valadao.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2022

The “stompin’, chompin’, dancin’ ” toy responds with more than 70 sounds and movements, and comes with accessories like headphones and a bone squeaker toy.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2021

Although embodying a very ancient principle—the "squeaker" reed which our little children still make, and continued in the Egyptian arghool—the clarinet is the most recent member of the wood wind band.

From Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 by Various