Example Sentences

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The projectile takes some mastering and skill, and I found the blocking perfect for when I was about to reload without cover, or when I underestimated the enemy shrieker that blasts you from above.

From The Verge • Feb. 28, 2022

Rich: Well, I haven’t met a shrieker yet, but it would almost be worth not cleaning out to elicit such a comically extreme reaction.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2019

The docent was Patricia Sanftner, who looked at the shrieker, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and said, “you probably put in the order” for the china.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2015

As for the big screen, Scorsese's most recent film Shutter Island, a throwback B-movie bug-house shrieker featuring Gothic asylums, sinister psychiatrists, and crashing lightning storms, is being touted as a major awards contender.

From The Guardian • Nov. 21, 2010

The shrieker is none other than the waspy-lemonade woman.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper