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
Portrayed with relentless, nerve-shredding shrillness by Mo Fry Pasic, she wouldn’t appear to possess a shred of self-awareness as she careers through agitated phone calls with her mother and her bestie.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2019
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
She was flustered, and the new shrillness in her voice annoyed her.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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