Example Sentences
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Occasionally Mr. Paul’s violin swoons and shrieks in a manner we associate with the instrument, but he’s just as likely to use it as a starting point for an electronic drone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
But when I got to college and fell madly in love for the first time, I was primed for the Kate Bush version of “Wuthering Heights,” an avant-garde musical number, all shrieks and pleading.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
When the congregation responds with rhythmic panting that slowly builds to shrieks of grief and passion, Ann finally feels at home — the burdens she’s been carrying all her life, cast into the ether.
From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025
"Celia shrieks strangely," read one, while another said: "They repeat the wail."
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025
Laughter, shrieks, and conversations echoed in the large hall.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
