Example Sentences

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When he faced a putt on the 72nd hole to force a playoff, I thought, “Every part of the normal human subconscious is shrieking at this guy: ‘Miss!

From Washington Post • Jun. 19, 2020

Somewhere, in a cold dark room, my publisher is shrieking, reading that sentence.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2018

Not everybody is shrieking with mirth this Christmas/Hanukkah.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2014

“It’s too late!” someone yells as Snow is shrieking through her contractions.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2011

"Or else he is shrieking with pain," protested MacIan.

From The Ball and the Cross by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)