earsplitting
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of earsplitting
Example Sentences
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Even on the rare occasions when they scored, the Americans were drowned up by the earsplitting whistles from the crowd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
In Alexis Scheer’s “Breaking the Story,” which opened on Tuesday at Second Stage Theater, the initial bang is an earsplitting doozy: an explosion that throws a war journalist and her videographer to the ground.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
Walker fondly recalls those glory seasons, when the Phillies made consecutive World Series trips in 2008 and 2009, and all the excitement, the earsplitting noise that made Citizens Bank Park the place to be.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 15, 2023
Instead, they embraced every shred of criticism, no matter how pointed or earsplitting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
An earsplitting scream emerges from my gut, explodes in my throat, and uses every inch of me to be heard.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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