shrillness
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The ashram she built in the Santa Monica mountains was as subversive as any free school or fringe arts cohort, just without the shrillness of dogma.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2025
Chinese diplomacy under the rule of President Xi Jinping has become noted for its shrillness.
From Washington Times • Jun. 10, 2023
But he also injects into Trump’s speech an exaggerated shrillness, a pinched whine, that, when paired with the low notes, makes each sentence a broadly comedic seesaw.
From The New Yorker • May 8, 2017
This is her favourite form of address: the list that goes on and on, escalating in volume and panicky shrillness.
From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2016
“Grammy,” I say, the shrillness of my voice startling me.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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