screamer

Example Sentences

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But even grave-robbing isn’t as unpleasant as the dynamics of the Morelli family, led by chief screamer, grouser, mayoral candidate and all-around non-people-person Linda Morelli.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Antoine Semenyo nets twice and Justin Kluivert scores a screamer as Bournemouth come from behind to beat Fulham in stormy conditions and move up to second in the Premier League table.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

The mountain lion is known by more than 40 different common names, including puma, cougar, panther, red tiger, catamount and screamer, according to the state agency.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2024

Particularly during the double shot of “No Bystanders” and fire-canons-blasting screamer “Fe!n” that had the crowd bouncing hard enough to throw the earth off its axis.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

The screamer was a boy whose name is lost to us, for after this day he disappears from the pages of history.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli